The Shawshank Redemption
“Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.”
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
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Cast
60 people
Tim Robbins
Andy Dufresne
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Morgan Freeman
Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
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Lucy
Bob Gunton
Warden Norton
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Marvel's Daredevil
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William Sadler
Heywood
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Gil Bellows
Tommy
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Chucky
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James Whitmore
Brooks Hatlen
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Planet of the Apes
Them!
Mark Rolston
Bogs Diamond
Known for
Saw VI
Aliens
Jeffrey DeMunn
1946 D.A.
Known for
Billions
The Walking Dead
Larry Brandenburg
Skeet
Known for
The Santa Clause
Fargo
Neil Giuntoli
Jigger
Known for
Child's Play
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Brian Libby
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Frank Darabont Director · Stephen King Author Thomas Newman Composer
Worldwide gross $28M · Budget $25M · United States release September 23, 1994
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$28,341,469
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Castle Rock Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 10, 1994
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · September 23, 1994
Limited theatrical
United States
September 13, 1994 · Premiere · Mansfield, Ohio
September 22, 1994 · Premiere · Beverly Hills, California
October 14, 1994 · Theatrical
November 1, 1995 · Limited theatrical · Heartland Film Festival
June 8, 1997 · TV · TNT
September 24, 2004 · Limited theatrical · Re-Release
Antigua & Barbuda
November 24, 1994 · Theatrical
Argentina
March 23, 1995 · Theatrical
September 8, 2022 · Theatrical · Re-release
Australia
February 16, 1995 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 17, 1995 · Theatrical
November 5, 2004 · Physical · DVD / VHS
August 13, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Burkina Faso
December 24, 1994 · Theatrical
Canada
September 23, 1994 · Limited theatrical
October 14, 1994 · Theatrical
February 7, 2010 · Limited theatrical · Digital Film Festival
Chile
November 7, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-Release
China
August 28, 2026 · Theatrical
September 6, 2026 · Premiere · Aranya Waves Film Festival
Congo - Kinshasa
December 24, 1994 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 13, 1995 · Theatrical
June 29, 2006 · Physical · DVD, FilmX
Denmark
April 28, 1995 · Theatrical
Falkland Islands
December 24, 1994 · Theatrical
Finland
February 24, 1995 · Theatrical
France
March 1, 1995 · Theatrical
September 18, 1996 · TV · Canal+
March 19, 1998 · TV · France 3
December 8, 1998 · Physical · DVD
March 19, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
April 29, 2026 · TV · RMC Story
Gabon
December 24, 1994 · Theatrical
Gambia
December 24, 1994 · Theatrical
Germany
February 1, 1995 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
March 9, 1995 · Theatrical
Greece
April 7, 1995 · Theatrical
August 1, 2024 · Theatrical · Re-Issue
Haiti
December 31, 1994 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 26, 1995 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 25, 1995 · Theatrical
India
October 14, 1994 · Theatrical
Indonesia
January 7, 2016 · Digital
Ireland
March 3, 1995 · Theatrical
Italy
February 10, 1995 · Theatrical
Japan
June 3, 1995 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
June 4, 2022 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Lesotho
October 14, 1994 · Theatrical
Martinique
January 1, 1995 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 23, 1994 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 2, 1995 · Theatrical
November 14, 2002 · TV · Net 5
September 29, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
Niue
March 29, 1995 · Theatrical
Norway
January 6, 1995 · Theatrical
Panama
February 16, 1995 · Theatrical
Peru
January 1, 1995 · Theatrical
Philippines
March 29, 1995 · Theatrical
Poland
April 16, 1995 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 31, 1995 · Theatrical
Russia
September 1, 1999 · Physical · DVD
August 27, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 24, 2019 · Theatrical · Re-release
Singapore
September 1, 2003 · Physical · DVD
March 31, 2021 · Digital
Slovakia
July 13, 1995 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 28, 1995 · Theatrical
May 1, 2024 · Theatrical
March 18, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Spain
February 24, 1995 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 3, 1995 · Theatrical
November 1, 1995 · Physical · VHS
October 2, 2002 · Physical · DVD
July 21, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
Switzerland
March 10, 1995 · Theatrical · French
March 17, 1995 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
March 10, 1995 · Theatrical
March 13, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Türkiye
March 10, 1995 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
May 28, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 17, 1995 · Theatrical
September 17, 2004 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Uruguay
August 11, 1995 · Theatrical
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