The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence. Over the following two decades, he befriends a fellow prisoner, contraband smuggler Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), and becomes instrumental in a money-laundering operation led by the prison warden Samuel Norton (Bob Gunton). William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, and James Whitmore appear in supporting roles.
Darabont purchased the film rights to King's story in 1987, but development did not begin until five years later, when he wrote the script over an eight-week period. Two weeks after submitting his script to Castle Rock Entertainment, Darabont secured a $25 million budget to produce The Shawshank Redemption, which started pre-production in January 1993. While the film is set in Maine, principal photography took place from June to August 1993 almost entirely in Mansfield, Ohio, with the Ohio State Reformatory serving as the eponymous penitentiary. The project attracted many stars of the time for the role of Andy, including Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, and Kevin Costner. Thomas Newman provided the film's score.
While The Shawshank Redemption received critical acclaim on its release, particularly for its story and the performances of Robbins and Freeman, it was a box-office disappointment, earning only $16 million during its initial theatrical run. Many reasons were cited for its failure at the time, including competition from films such as Pulp Fiction and Forrest Gump, the general unpopularity of prison films, its lack of female characters, and even the title, which was considered to be confusing for audiences. It went on to receive multiple award nominations, including seven Academy Award nominations, and a theatrical re-release that, combined with international takings, increased the film's box-office gross to $58.3 million.
Directed by Frank Darabont.
Screenplay by Frank Darabont.
Based on Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King.
Produced by Niki Marvin.
Starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, James Whitmore.
Cinematography Roger Deakins.
Edited by Richard Francis-Bruce.
Music by Thomas Newman.
肖申克的救赎
肖申克的救赎是 1994 年由弗兰克·达拉邦特编剧和导演的美国剧情片，改编自 1982 年斯蒂芬·金的中篇小说丽塔·海华斯和肖申克的救赎。它讲述了银行家安迪·杜福瑞斯（蒂姆·罗宾斯饰）的故事，尽管他声称自己是无辜的，但他仍因谋杀妻子和她的情人而被判处终身监禁在肖申克州立监狱。在接下来的二十年里，他与一名囚犯、走私走私犯埃利斯·“雷德”·雷丁（摩根·弗里曼饰）成为朋友，并在监狱长塞缪尔·诺顿（鲍勃·冈顿饰）领导的洗钱行动中发挥了重要作用。威廉·萨德勒、克兰西·布朗、吉尔·贝罗斯和詹姆斯·惠特莫尔出演配角。
达拉邦特于 1987 年购买了金故事的电影版权，但直到五年后才开始开发，当时他用了八周的时间编写了剧本。在将剧本提交给城堡摇滚娱乐公司两周后，达拉邦特获得了 2500 万美元的预算来制作肖申克的救赎，该片于 1993 年 1 月开始前期制作。虽然这部电影的背景是缅因州，但主要拍摄时间几乎是从 1993 年 6 月到 8 月完全在俄亥俄州的曼斯菲尔德，俄亥俄州立感化院是同名的监狱。该项目为安迪的角色吸引了许多当时的明星，包括汤姆汉克斯、汤姆克鲁斯和凯文科斯特纳。托马斯纽曼提供了这部电影的配乐。
虽然《肖申克的救赎》在上映时获得了好评，尤其是其故事以及罗宾斯和弗里曼的表演，但票房令人失望，在最初的戏剧放映期间仅赚了 1600 万美元。当时它的失败被引用了很多原因，包括低俗小说和阿甘正传等电影的竞争，监狱电影普遍不受欢迎，缺乏女性角色，甚至是被观众认为容易混淆的片名。它继续获得多项奖项提名，包括七项奥斯卡奖提名，以及重新上映的戏剧，加上国际票房，使这部电影的票房收入增加到 5830 万美元。
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