<P> Darabont purchased the film rights to King 's story in 1987 , but development did not begin until five years later when he wrote the script over an eight - week period . Two weeks after submitting his script to the Castle Rock Entertainment film studio , Darabont secured a $25 million budget to produce The Shawshank Redemption , which started pre-production in January 1993 . While the film is set in Maine , principal photography took place from June to August 1993 almost entirely in Mansfield , Ohio , with the Ohio State Reformatory serving as the eponymous penitentiary . The project attracted many stars of the time for the lead roles including Tom Hanks , Tom Cruise , and Kevin Costner . Thomas Newman provided the film 's score . </P>
<P> Darabont purchased the film rights to King 's story in 1987 , but development did not begin until five years later when he wrote the script over an eight - week period . Two weeks after submitting his script to the Castle Rock Entertainment film studio , Darabont secured a $25 million budget to produce The Shawshank Redemption , which started pre-production in January 1993 . While the film is set in Maine , principal photography took place from June to August 1993 almost entirely in Mansfield , Ohio , with the Ohio State Reformatory serving as the eponymous penitentiary . The project attracted many stars of the time for the lead roles including Tom Hanks , Tom Cruise , and Kevin Costner . Thomas Newman provided the film 's score . </P>
where is shawshank prison located in the movie
where is shawshank prison located in the movie
Ohio State Reformatory
Ohio State Reformatory