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The Shawshank Redemption(1994)
Released
1994 · FILM

The Shawshank Redemption

A banker condemned to Shawshank Prison for a crime he may not have committed must navigate corruption, brutality, and hope to survive—and ultimately escape—a system designed to break him.

“Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.”

Directed by
Frank Darabont, Michael Greenwood
Written by
Stephen King, Frank Darabont
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
142 min
Drama
Streaming on
  • Philo

Synopsis

In the 1940s, Andy Dufresne, an upright banker, is imprisoned for the double murder of his wife and her lover. At Shawshank prison, he uses his accounting skills to assist an unethical warden. Over the course of his long incarceration, Dufresne earns the respect of his fellow inmates, including a prisoner named Red, for his integrity and enduring sense of hope.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 225+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Richard Francis BruceShot by Roger DeakinsScored by Thomas NewmanDesigned by Terence MarshSound by Willie D BurtonCostumes by Elizabeth McbrideStunts by Jerry GatlinVFX by Melissa Taylor

Box Office

1994 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.1× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$28.3M

Budget$25.0M
Worldwide gross$28.3M
break-even (2.5×)

Re-release box office

2019669 theaters
$183K($237K today)

Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Die Verurteiltende
  • Les Évadésfr
  • Le ali della libertàit
  • (English)The Shawshank Redemption
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • CanadaSep 10, 1994
  • United StatesSep 13, 1994
  • MexicoSep 23, 1994

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ProductionCastle Rock Entertainment

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