This modern film classic, an extraordinary tale of hope and survival inside a maximum security prison, follows the complex twenty-year relationship between two convicts who have little in common—except friendship. Based on the novella Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King, director/screenwriter Frank Darabont's film, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, was nominated for seven Academy Awards®, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay and has been named one of the 100 Best Films of All Time by the American Film Institute.
The Newmarket Shooting Script Series® book includes:
- Introductions by Stephen King and Frank Darabont
- Complete shooting script
- Analysis of script-to-screen changes
- Behind-the-scenes photos
- Storyboards
- Complete cast and crew credits
- "Memo from the Trenches" by Frank Darabont