Chronicles the experiences of a formerly successful banker as a prisoner in the gloomy jailhouse of Shawshank after being found guilty of a crime he did not commit. The film portrays the man's unique way of dealing with his new, torturous life; along the way, he befriends a number of fellow prisoners, most notably a wise long-term inmate named Red.

Full Cast & Crew
Director	Frank Darabont
Writers	Stephen King(based on the short novel "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" by)Frank Darabont(screenplay by)
Stars	Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton
Taglines	Fear can hold you, prisoner. Hope can set you free.
Genre	Drama

Movie Name Details
Release Date	October 14, 1994 (United States)
Country of origin	United States
Official sites	Official Facebook, Warner Bros. (United States)
Language	English
Also known as	Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
Filming locations	127A Smithfield Road, Frederiksted, Virgin Islands
Production company	Castle Rock Entertainment

Box office
Budget	$250,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada	$28,767,189
Opening weekend US & Canada	$727,327Sep 25, 1994
Gross worldwide	$28,884,504

Technical Specifications
Runtime	1 hr 58 min (118 min)
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital | DTS (DTS: X) | Dolby Atmos | IMAX 6-Track
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.90 : 1 (IMAX version: some scenes) 2.39 : 1
Camera	Arri Alexa LF IMAX, Panavision Ultra Vista, and Panaspeed Lenses Arri Alexa Mini LF IMAX, Panavision Vintage 65 Lenses
Laboratory	Company 3, Los Angeles (CA), USA (color and finish) PIX System, San Francisco (CA), USA (additional dailies services) SHED, Santa Monica (CA), USA (digital dailies)
Negative Format	Codex
Cinematographic Process	ARRIRAW (4.5K) (source format) Digital Intermediate (4K) (master format) Dolby Vision Panavision (anamorphic) (source format)
Printed Film Format	D-Cinema (also 3-D version) DCP Digital Cinema Package