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starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780790731186
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN: 0790731185
Label: Turner Home Ent
Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Turner Home Ent
Release Date: September 02, 1997
Running Time: 142 minutes
Sales Rank: 4712
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Theatrical Release Date: September 23, 1994
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
When this popular prison drama was released in 1994, some critics complained that the movie was too long (142 minutes) to sustain its story. Those complaints miss the point, because the passage of time is crucial to this story about patience, the squeaky wheels of justice, and the growth of a life-long friendship. Only when the film reaches its final, emotionally satisfying scene do you fully understand why writer-director Frank Darabont (adapting a novella by Stephen King) allows the story to unfold at its necessary pace, and the effect is dramatically rewarding. Tim Robbins plays a banker named Andy who's sent to Shawshank Prison on a murder charge, but as he gets to know a life-term prisoner named Red (Morgan Freeman), we realize there's reason to believe the banker's crime was justifiable. We also realize that Andy's calm, quiet exterior hides a great reserve of patience and fortitude, and Red comes to admire this mild-mannered man who first struck him as weak and unfit for prison life. So it is that The Shawshank Redemption builds considerable impact as a prison drama that defies the conventions of the genre (violence, brutality, riots) to illustrate its theme of faith, friendship, and survival. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Actor, and Screenplay, it's a remarkable film that signaled the arrival of a promising new filmmaker--a film that many movie lovers count among their all-time favorites. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - A great, solid drama
I only recently watched this for the first time. I know people and critics rave about it constantly, and I was curious to see if all that praise was justified. Well, I saw it and yes, its an extremeely good film. The acting is flawless, the script hole-free and really keeps you interested throughout the whole film. The story is a simple, but engaging one and I really could find no fault with it whatsoever. That said, I'm not sure if I would call this the greatest film ever, or even in the top three, ... Read More
Rating: - A brilliant adaptation of King's short story.
The performances are amazing.
I read Different Seasons and I never really cared for the book.
The movie however is better than the book for once.
The directing is spot on.
The movie is a very heart warming tale, well..........the end is anyway.
The prison scenes are ............disturbing.
It's one of the better "strange" movies out there.
I recommend Shawshank for a great story, great acting, and great directing.
Not for kids though.
Recommended!!! ... Read More
Rating: - Greatest Movie in the 21st Century
MASTERPIECE - HOPE FRIENDSHIP GOOD and EVIL
I do not review movies but I felt like I had to for Shawshank. This is the best movie ever made. Outstanding story which have elements of hope friendship and love. If you are ever down watch this. By the end you will better.
Director Darabont did this without almost any CGI that we come to expect from movies these days. He gives us this by giving strong characters and excellent story which is hard to come by these days.
Newman's ... Read More
Rating: - Extremely Satisfying and Inspiring Masterpiece
It isn't always easy to find the words to describe a great film. It is just that every ten years or so there is a film that lifts me up and forces me to take a deeper look at some facet of my life, in this case an understanding of value for my own personal freedom. The Shawshank Redemption feels like a deeply personal film for me. It gets under my skin and by its conclusion I want to well up like a big baby no matter how many times I've seen it. I know that other people feel the same way I do about this film ... Read More
Rating: - A very good movie
Very fantastique story .
It was with a great pleasure than I saw this movie.
And the most for me, there are french language and in my country, this DVD doesn't exist.
Donc pour ceux que cela interesse, le DVD est en français (non signalé lors de l'achat)il faut juste dézonner son lecteur pour le voir en france
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