The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Happy Birthday  !!!!

.... to film director, Frank Darabont, who turns 57 today !!!  

Wikipedia.org Article for Director Frank Darabont:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Darabont

Here's one of our favorite films Mr. Darabont directed and one of the highest rated films on IMDB.com .....  The Shawshank Redemption (1994).

Run Time:  142 mins
Genre:  Drama, Crime
Format:  Widescreen Format, Color
Director:   Frank Darabont
Starring:  Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown and James Whitmore

IMDB.com Entry for the film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Wikipedia.org Article for the film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shawshank_Redemption

Wikipedia.org Article for Tim Robbins:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Robbins

Find the link to Morgan Freeman's Wikipedia.org Article from our Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/01/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves-1991.html

Trailer for the film on YouTube:


This film is based on the Stephen King novel "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption", published in 1982.

Wikipedia.org Article for "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" Novel by Stephen King:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Hayworth_and_Shawshank_Redemption

Wikipedia.org Article for Stephen King:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King

Frank Darabont also directed The Green Mile (1999).  He also developed and was Executive Producer on the first season of Walking Dead (2010-2011) and directed the pilot for that show.

SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION Filming Location Video with Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman on YouTube:


What more can you say about the highest rated movie on IMDB.com at a 9.3 ???  Find out for yourself.  It is beautifully put together and has become a cultural icon in some ways and it is awesome !! 

Just for fun - The Shawshank Redemption 20th Anniversary: It's All About The Script on YouTube:


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