Frank Darabont
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City banker Andy Dufresne arrived at Shawshank Prison in 1947. Convicted of two brutal murders, he received a double life sentence. Within the confines of the prison, Andy forms an unlikely friendship with the prison "fixer" Red. He also becomes popular with the Warden and the prison's guards, as Andy is able to use his banking experience to help the corrupt officials amass personal fortunes. With the extraordinary twist in the tale, Andy finds that...
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Few movies capture the triumph of the human spirit as memorably as this. Red (Morgan Freeman), a life who "knows how to get things" inside the bleak walls of Shawshank State Prison, finds himself drawn to new inmate Andy (Tim Robbins), a quiet banker with an indomitable will. As Andy brings hope and change to the entire prison, he turns out to be full of surprises - and the best comes last, leading to one of the most satisfying finales in movie history....
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The Shawshank redemption: 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 1940s, the film shows how Andy, with the help of his friend Red, the prison entrepreneur, turns out to be a most unconventional prisoner.
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