Repeatedly listed among the best films of all time, director Frank Darabont's directorial debut, "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), garnered seven Academy Award nominations and secured a place in film history as one of the most powerful and compelling tales of the human spirit ever captured on celluloid. Tim Robbins portrays a man jailed after being unjustly accused of murder, and a fellow inmate, played by Morgan Freeman, befriends him, teaching him the necessary skills for survival in the brutal Shawshank State Prison. Based on a Stephen King story, "The Shawshank Redemption" is a moving tale of hope and humanity in the unlikeliest of places.
Repeatedly listed among the best films of all time, director Frank Darabont's directorial debut, "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), garnered seven Academy Award nominations and secured a place in film history as one of the most powerful and compelling tales of the human spirit ever captured on celluloid. Tim Robbins portrays a man jailed after being unjustly accused of murder, and a fellow inmate, played by Morgan Freeman, befriends him, teaching him the necessary skills for survival in the brutal Shawshank State Prison. Based on a Stephen King story, "The Shawshank Redemption" is a moving tale of hope and humanity in the unlikeliest of places.
