The Shawshank Redemption
1994
Frank Darabont (screenplay, director), Stephen King (story)
Starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman
This is one of my all-time favorite movies. A former banker is sent to the brutal Shawshank Prison for life for the murder of his wife and her lover. He insists on his innocence but no one, from jury to fellow inmates, believes him. Despite the atrocities being committed around him, and to him, he fights to survive and to maintain his sense of self.
Placed in Maine in the 1940s. This is a violent, painful movie, and not for the squeamish, but it is an incredibly beautiful story, tremendously well-written and well-acted. It was nominated for seven Oscars but for some reason won none.
Highly, highly recommended.
IMDB Link: The Shawshank Redemption
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