Andy Dufresne is a young, successful banker, who is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife. Although he confesses his innocence, Dufresne is sent to Shawshank prison, where he befriends, Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding, also serving a life sentence for murder. The difference, Redding admits to his guilt, and is comfortable in his surroundings in prison. Dufresne refuses to accept his fate of spending the rest of his life in prison, and sets out a plan to break out. To do so, he must befriend a corrupt prison warden and captain, and forgive the women who he was found guilty of killing. Shawshank Redemption stars Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. It is based on a short story by Stephen King called, “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption,” and was nominated at the 1995 Oscar’s for Best Picture. The movie is a classic, and ranks as many people’s favorite movie of all-time. Including my own.

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