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The Green Mile

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The Green Mile

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Summary

Fantasy prison drama based on the novel by Stephen King, starring Tom Hanks and featuring Michael Clarke Duncan. Retired warder Paul Edgecomb remembers his time in charge of death-row inmates in a Louisiana penitentiary, and the strange powers of convicted child killer John Coffey.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

David McGillivray

Tom Hanks stars here as a prison guard in 1935 Louisiana who forms a life-affirming relationship with a Black inmate on death row. Suspension of disbelief is essential to enjoy this reverential adaptation of Stephen King's 1996 novel - all the wardens are angels, bar one. Yet director Frank Darabont (who also brought King's The Shawshank Redemption to the screen) cleverly manipulates the emotions and only the very hard-hearted will remain dry-eyed throughout. The film received four Oscar nominations, including best picture and a well-deserved best supporting actor nod for Michael Clarke Duncan as the convicted child-killer.

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8.6/10

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Cast

rolenamePaul EdgecombTom HanksJohn CoffeyMichael Clarke DuncanBrutus "Brutal" HowellDavid MorseJan EdgecombBonnie HuntWarden Hal MooresJames CromwellEduard DelacroixMichael JeterArlen BitterbuckGraham Greene (2)Percy WetmoreDoug Hutchison"Wild Bill" WhartonSam RockwellToot-TootHarry Dean StantonOld Paul EdgecombDabbs Greer

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Crew

rolenameDirectorFrank Darabont

Details

Theatrical distributor

UIP

Released on

2000-02-25

Languages

English | French

Guidance

Violence, swearing.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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