1994 · 142 min · R

The Shawshank Redemption

Name: The Shawshank Redemption
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1994
Duration: 142 min
Cast: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown

Directed by Frank Darabont · Drama, Crime

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) is a Drama film, directed by Frank Darabont set in Maine during the 1940s–1960s. It runs 142 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of friendship, freedom & oppression, and redemption play out through multiple perspectives.

Composer

Thomas Newman

Cinematography

Roger Deakins

Cast

Tim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob GuntonWilliam SadlerClancy BrownGil BellowsJames WhitmoreMark Rolston

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Maine

Setting

Urban

When

1940s 1950s 1960s

Premise & themes

Themes

Friendship Freedom & Oppression Redemption

Structure

Multiple Perspectives

Tone

HopefulMelancholicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

Pure Fiction

1995
Dolores Claiborne
Maine — 1990s · 1970s
Island · Ruraldir. Taylor Hackford
2001
In the Bedroom
Maine — 2000s
Coastal Sea · Ruraldir. Todd Field

The Shawshank Redemption

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

More like this

Dolores Claiborne

In the Bedroom