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 (R), 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 (R) 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