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.
Acting
Michael Clarke Duncan's devastating final scene
Direction
Darabont's patient, unflinching emotional architecture
Cinematography
That green corridor becomes a character itself
Director
Frank Darabont
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
Barry Pepper
Dean Stanton
Jeffrey DeMunn
Harry Terwilliger
Patricia Clarkson
Melinda Moores
Harry Dean Stanton
Toot-Toot
Dabbs Greer
Old Paul Edgecomb
Eve Brent
Elaine Connelly
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Duncan was so nervous opposite Hanks that Darabont kept Hanks on set for Duncan's solo close-ups just so he could perform to his hero.
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I literally cried after watching this beautiful masterpiece
@RahulKumar-pt7pi 107
absolute CLASSIC. one of the best films ever.
@halna5602 17
One of the greatest movies ever made. And WHAT a cast! And certainly one of two of the best addaptions from a Stephen King book.
@dagr.johnsen2164 72
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