Director Frank Darabont s powerful adaptation of a novella by Stephen King stars Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne a Portland Maine banker wrongly convicted of killing his wife and her lover in 1947. Sentenced to two life sentences in New England s brutal Shawshank Prison Dufresne learns to maintain hope in the most hopeless of circumstances with the help of fellow lifer Red Redding (Morgan Freeman) and a Little Rock hammer. An initial box-office disappointment the classic prison drama has gone on to become a home media hit. Co-stars James Whitmore William Sadler Bob Gunton. 142 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Two-disc set.