<P> The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont , based on the 1982 Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption . It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne ( Tim Robbins ) , who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murder of his wife and her lover , despite his claims of innocence . Over the following two decades , he befriends a fellow prisoner , contraband smuggler Ellis `` Red '' Redding ( Morgan Freeman ) , and becomes instrumental in a money laundering operation led by the prison warden Samuel Norton ( Bob Gunton ) . William Sadler , Clancy Brown , Gil Bellows , and James Whitmore appear in supporting roles . </P>
<P> The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont , based on the 1982 Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption . It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne ( Tim Robbins ) , who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murder of his wife and her lover , despite his claims of innocence . Over the following two decades , he befriends a fellow prisoner , contraband smuggler Ellis `` Red '' Redding ( Morgan Freeman ) , and becomes instrumental in a money laundering operation led by the prison warden Samuel Norton ( Bob Gunton ) . William Sadler , Clancy Brown , Gil Bellows , and James Whitmore appear in supporting roles . </P>
who played andy dufresne in the shawshank redemption
who played andy dufresne in the shawshank redemption
Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins