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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Frank Darabont |
| Stars: |
Michael Clarke Duncan |
| Actors: |
Dabbs Greer |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Based On A Novel · 1930s · Crime · Prison · Theatrical Release |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
012569705975 |
| Release Date: |
1999 |
| Running Time: |
3hr 9min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD
Release Company: Warner Home Video (May 15, 2007)
UPC: 053939273328 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Collector's Edition - With Documentary, 3hr 20min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (October 17, 2000)
UPC: 053939261738 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Frank Darabont |
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Professional Reviews
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(p.56-70, Todd McCarthy): "...[A] powerful and meticulously crafted drama....Hanks excels..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"This big man is about to pull off your ears. Aren't you going to listen to him?"--Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks), regarding John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan)
"On the day of my judgement, when I stand before God, and he asks me why did I kill one of his true miracles...what am I gonna say? That is was my job? My job?"--Paul Edgecomb to John Coffey |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Director Frank Darabont's second adaptation of a Stephen King prison tale (the first being 1994's nearly flawless THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION) is a hopeful charmer with a hint of the supernatural. The story focuses on Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks), a Louisiana security guard who works on death row during the Great Depression. When John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), a gigantic black man convicted of raping and murdering two white girls, joins the other prisoners on the row, Paul's life is forever altered. Coffey doesn't fit the mold of a psychopathic killer; he's kind, gentle, and afraid of the dark. As the story progresses, Edgecomb learns that there is something more than simple goodness to Coffey. Building to a hopeful climax, Darabont once again proves that he is King's most loyal cinematic translator. The film features uniformly excellent performances in leading and supporting roles, notably Duncan as Coffey; David Morse and Barry Pepper as Hanks's fellow prison guards; and Michael Jeter as condemned kill... |
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