The Shawshank Redemption (Single Disc Edition) | 
 enlarge | Actors: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bill Bolender, Larry Brandenburg, Brian Brophy
Studio: Castle Rock
Category: DVD
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Rating:  974 reviews
Sales Rank: 278
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Running Time: 142 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: WARDC2734D
UPC: 053939273427
EAN: 0053939273427
ASIN: B000P0J0EW
Theatrical Release Date: September 23, 1994
Release Date: May 15, 2007
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Studio: Castle Rock Hm Video Release Date: 12/09/2008 Rating: R
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
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When this popular prison drama was released in 1994, somecritics 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, where he gets to know a life-term prisoner named Red (Morgan Freeman). 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
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incredible September 7, 2010
S. Roy (Candia, NH)
this is one of my favorite movies. i bought it again because i lost my other one.
great movie August 30, 2010
kimbo
I've seen this one several times and finally bought it to keep at home. Great story, great ending, great actors.
Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free. August 28, 2010
shlomoh sherman (Toledo Ohio)
Stephen King is one of my favorite authors, and of all of his stories translated into a movie, SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION probably ranks among the best. The casting is top notch, the direction almost flawless, and the musical score superb, and despite the errors in continuity listed below, this film remains one of Hollywood's best of all time. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman are two my favorite actors and this film brings out their best.
As I noted in my review of THINNER, generally Stephen King's stories do not translate well to film. Notable exceptions are GREEN MILE, SHAWSHANK, and STAND BY ME.
SHAWSHANK is a tale of the triumph of the human spirit in a situation when an innocent man's humanity is trampled down with no hope for redemption or escape.
Andy Dufresne, a bank president, is found guilty of the murder of his adulterous wife and her lover, a crime revealed late in the film, to have been committed by another man, a hardened criminal. But this is only discovered after Andy has already served 20 years of a life sentence.
Andy arrives at Maine's notorious Shawshank prison in the late 1940s and is almost immediately singled out for abuse by one of its worst convicts and his pals who use Andy for their sexual satisfaction. But Andy also makes some good friends among the inmates, most important of which is Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding [Morgan Freeman], who is also serving a life sentence.
While on a work detail, Andy manages to use his financial knowledge to help the prison guards with their taxes and money matters. He also gains a position as assistant to the prison librarian, Brooks Hatlen [James Whitmore]. But he is also later recruited by Warden Norton in a money laundering scheme in which Norton swindles the prison and the state of Maine out of thousands of dollars.
Due to these beneficial connections, Andy is saved from further abuse by the sexual predators when the guards beat their leader into a state of brain damage leading to quadrapalegic paralysis.
Andy is never able to prove his innocence but he does devise an ingenious plan of successful escape from Shawshank after which he is reunited with his fellow convict, Red.
I originally saw this movie when it came out in the 1990s and was not able to remember some of the important details. But the movie was shot in Ashland, Ohio and Mansfield, Ohio. Mansfield is the home of my significant other and we toured many of the shot locations including the Ohio State Reformatory at Mansfield where much of the prison footage was filmed. Because I couldn't remember details of the film and because I wanted to write this review, I bought a copy of the movie on DVD from Amazon at the surprisingly low price of about $5.
By all means. if you haven't ever seen this classic, rent it or buy it. And if you have seen it once, see it again and remember how wonderful it is.
This and other movie reviews can be found on my website at [...]
Best Movie Ever August 28, 2010
Liam
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Obviously Shawshank is the best movie of all time--or at least of the 90s. No surprises here. I owned the VHS forever and thought it was time to upgrade. Can't speak to the bonus features, since I generally ignore all the extra content--just give me the movie. Biggest tragedy: Shawshank lost Best Picture to that overblown piece of fluff, Forrest Gump! Great price! Can't believe I waited so long to upgrade!
Great Movie August 25, 2010
Doug Nienaber (St. Louis, MO United States)
I loved this movie and watched it several times. Stephan King did it again with another great story, one of my favorites
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