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" Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins Rita Hayworth in Gilda (Prison Movie Theater)"
""Without a single riot scene or horrific effect, it tells a slow, gentle story of camaraderie and growth, with an ending that abruptly finds poetic justice in what has come before." - Janet Maslin"
" In their performances Robbins and Freeman just exude dignity and quiet intensity, as if they drank too much of it the night before and are sweating it out through their pores during each take. But that they shine so brightly is due to their relationship and the story as a whole being so expertly crafted- though the film could very well cross the line into melodrama or sentimentality, the two leads and their bevy of funny and tragic friends keep everything firmly in drama territory. "
" PUBLISHED WORK: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank RedemptionPUBLISHED FORMAT: NovellaORIGINAL PUBLICATION DATE: 1982"
" Points: 91 Chosen by: filmbuilder (4), Kandi (7), Willian =D (6), Dagobert (8), Mikopoles (7), QUESTMAKER (10), Aisling (7), Juuso (3), ORION (7), gonzowar (9), motc (7), TrekMedic (2), darthjoker12 (5), Silentcal (9) Previous rank: 2 (โ1) IMDB top 250 rank: 1"
""I think it is the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope." When asked what crime you are guilty of, in prison yards like that of Shawshank State Penitentiary, the proper response is always a mock "I didn't do it". But in banker turned wrongly accused convict Andy Dufresne'"
" Andy Dufresne, a man who attempted murder on his wife and her lover, begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he has to stay for the rest of his life. His calm and watchful character makes him a brave prisoner who stands the rape and beating from gurdians and inmates, and also the evil direcotr of the prison, wich most important things in life consist Dicipline and the holy bible. They soon realise, that he is not only a criminal, but a very intelligent Banker, who's skills lights u"