Paul Edgecomb didn't believe in miracles. Until the day he met one. A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
Frank Darabont
Director, Screenplay
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
8.5
Rating18.4K
Votes15.4
Popularity16.6K
Recommend60M
Budget287M
Revenue478%
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Tom Hanks
Paul Edgecomb
David Morse
Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
Bonnie Hunt
Jan Edgecomb
Michael Clarke Duncan
John Coffey
James Cromwell
Warden Hal Moores
Michael Jeter
Eduard Delacroix
Graham Greene
Arlen Bitterbuck
Doug Hutchison
Percy Wetmore
Sam Rockwell
'Wild Bill' Wharton
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Keywords:
mentally disabled
based on novel or book
southern usa
psychopath
death row
jail guard
supernatural
great depression
prison guard
jail
electric chair
torture
magic realism
healing
grim
1930s
abuse of power
inspirational
depressed
ambiguous
authoritarian
cruel
hopeful
Procution companies:
Castle Rock Entertainment
Darkwoods Productions
id:497
imdb:tt0120689
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