Title The Shawshank Redemption Overview Framed 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. Tagline Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free. Genres Drama, Crime Keywords prison, corruption, police brutality, prison cell, delinquent, parole board, escape from prison, wrongful imprisonment, framed for murder, 1940s Production Companies Castle Rock Entertainment Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 142 Release Year 1994
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 28 million USD