This modern film classic, an extraordinary tale of hope and survival inside a maximum security prison, follows the complex twenty-year relationship between two convicts who have little in common—except friendship. Based on the novella
Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption
by Stephen King, director/screenwriter Frank Darabont's film, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, was nominated for seven Academy Awards®, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay and has been named one of the 100 Best Films of All Time by the American Film Institute.
The Newmarket Shooting Script Series® book includes:
Introductions by Stephen King and Frank Darabont
Complete shooting script
Analysis of script-to-screen changes
Behind-the-scenes photos
Storyboards
Complete cast and crew credits
"Memo from the Trenches" by Frank Darabont