The Shawshank Redemption

Quiet, unassuming banker Tim Robbins, wrongly jailed for murdering his adulterous wife and her lover, forms an extraordinary friendship with fellow inmate Morgan Freeman and, over the years, earns a position of trust as the corrupt governor's book-keeper. Frank Darabont's powerful and emotional drama, adapted from a story by Stephen King, frequently figures high in lists of the greatest movies ever made - and it's easy to see why. It really draws viewers into the lives of the prisoners, and although it didn't do especially well at the box office, has become one of the biggest-selling and most-rented movies on video and DVD. Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown and Gil Bellows co-star