The Green Mile.
Based on Stephen King's 1996 serialized novel, the story tells of Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks), a former prison guard who recalls his job at a Southern prison in 1932, where he was in charge of overseeing executions. Life on "the green mile" (the corner of the cells that leads to the ele...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1999.
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| Summary: | Based on Stephen King's 1996 serialized novel, the story tells of Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks), a former prison guard who recalls his job at a Southern prison in 1932, where he was in charge of overseeing executions. Life on "the green mile" (the corner of the cells that leads to the electric chair) seldom caused him moral pangs, until he meets John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), a childlike, seven-foot tall black man sentenced to die for the murder of two children. As the mysteries and magic surrounding the gentle giant's alleged crime reveal themselves, Edgecomb begins to doubt the prisoner's guilt. Tensions are high as the clock ticks down, but it appears that it may be too late to alter the doomed man's fate. Death Row guards at a penitentiary, in the 1930's, have a moral dilemma with their job when they discover one of their prisoners, a convicted murderer, has a special gift. -- Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | Criterion On Demand. Originally produced as motion picture in 1999. Based on the book by Stephen King. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video (180 min.)) : sound, color |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: R; for violence, language and some sex-related material. |
| Awards: | Nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. |
| Production Credits: | Frank Darabont. Director of photography, David Tattersall; editor, Richard Francis-Bruce; music, Thomas Newman. |