Other Titles • The Shawshank Redemption • Die Verurteilten (1995)
Trivia from The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
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Darabont's following film, THE GREEN MILE, is also based on Stephen King tale involving a prison setting.
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2
Theatrical realease: September 23, 1994.
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3
Shot in Ohio and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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The script didn't originally call for a black man in Morgan Freeman's role. However, director Frank Darabont thought it would be funny not to cut a line that seemed to indicate the original intentions: When Tim Robbins's character asks Morgan Freeman why he's called Red, Freeman answers, "Maybe it's because I'm Irish," then gives Robbins a quizzical look and a wink.
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The role of Tommy Williams (played by Gil Bellows) was originally intended for Brad Pitt.
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