“Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.”
Η ταινία βασίζεται σε διήγημα του διάσημου συγγραφέα Στέφεν Κινγκ (“Το πράσινο μίλι”, “Η λάμψη”), ενώ την σκηνοθεσία υπογράφει ο Φρανκ Ντάραμποντ, ο οποίος πήρε μερικές σελίδες και έπλασε μια ταινία 2 ωρών, γεμάτη αγωνία και δίψα για λύτρωση …
Cast
Storyline
Andy Dufresne is a young and successful banker whose life changes drastically when he is convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife and her lover. Set in the 1940’s, the film shows how Andy, with the help of his friend Red, the prison entrepreneur, turns out to be a most unconventional prisoner. Written by Martin Lewison <milst1@cislabs.pitt.edu>
Taglines:
Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
Genres: Crime | Drama
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 14 October 1994 (USA)
Box Office
Budget: $25,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $727,327 (USA) (25 September 1994) (33 Screens)
Gross: $58,500,000 (Worldwide)
Technical Specs
Runtime: 142 min
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1
Did You Know?
Trivia
Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, Paul Newman and Robert Redford were all considered for the part of Red. In the original novella, Red is a middle-aged Irishman with graying red hair. However, Frank Darabont always had Morgan Freeman in mind for the role because of his authoritative presence, demeanor and deep voice.
Goofs
Factual errors: Brooks had been released on parole, but didn’t want to go. In reality, if a prisoner doesn’t want parole, he doesn’t even have to apply for it. In fact, he can serve out his entire sentence if he wants to.
Quotes
[first lines]
District Attorney: Mr. Dufresne, describe the confrontation you had with your wife the night that she was murdered.
Andy Dufresne: It was very bitter. She said she was glad I knew, that she hated all the sneaking around. And she said that she wanted a divorce in Reno.
Crazy Credits
Closing Credits: In Memory of Allen Green
(Allen Green was Frank Darabont’s agent and a close personal friend who
died just before the completion of The Shawshank Redemption.)
Soundtracks
“Duettino – Sull’aria”
from opera “Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)”
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte (uncredited)
Performed by Edith Mathis (uncredited) and Gundula Janowitz (uncredited)
Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Conducted by Karl Böhm
Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon, by arraingement with PolyGram Special Markets
