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City banker Andy Dufresne arrived at Shawshank Prison in 1947. Convicted of two brutal murders, he received a double life sentence. Within the confines of the prison, Andy forms an unlikely friendship with the prison "fixer" Red. He also becomes popular with the Warden and the prison'...

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Uniform Title:Shawshank redemption (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), Castle Rock Entertainment (Firm), Columbia Pictures Corporation, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Marvin, Niki, Darabont, Frank, Robbins, Tim, 1958-, Freeman, Morgan, Gunton, Bob, Sadler, William, 1950-, Brown, Clancy, Bellows, Gil, Whitmore, James, 1921-2009, King, Stephen, 1947-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:Closed-captioned ; English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Pictures : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2004]
Edition:S pecial 10th anniversary ed.
Subjects:
Prisons > Drama.
Prisons > Officials and employees > Drama.
Male friendship > Drama.
Prison films.
Crime films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:City banker Andy Dufresne arrived at Shawshank Prison in 1947. Convicted of two brutal murders, he received a double life sentence. Within the confines of the prison, Andy forms an unlikely friendship with the prison "fixer" Red. He also becomes popular with the Warden and the prison's guards, as Andy is able to use his banking experience to help the corrupt officials amass personal fortunes. With the extraordinary twist in the tale, Andy finds that survival comes down to a simple choice: get busy living or get busy dying.
Item Description:Originally released as motion picture in 1994.
Based on the short novel "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" by Stephen King.
"Two - disc special edition"--Container.
Widescreen.
Aspect ratio (1.85:1).
Special features : Commmentary by writer/director Frank Darabont ; 2 documentaries: the making of "Hope springs eternal" : a look back at 'The Shawshank redemption' and "Shawshank: the redeeming feature" ; 'The Charlie Rose Show' segment featuring Darabont, Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman ; Comic spoof 'The Sharktank redemption' ; stills gallery ; storyboards ; Shawshank collectibles ; DVD-ROM weblink ; theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD ; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; editor, Richard Francis-Bruce ; music, Thomas Newman.
ISBN:0780645677