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The Green Mile
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"The Green Mile" is a 1999 film directed by Frank Darabont set in a death row prison block. The film explores themes of justice, compassion, and the supernatural through the story of guards and inmates on death row.
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8.5A 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.
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecomb
- David Morse as Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
- Bonnie Hunt as Jan Edgecomb
- Michael Clarke Duncan as John Coffey
- James Cromwell as Warden Hal Moores
- Michael Jeter as Eduard Delacroix
Themes
- mentally disabled
- death penalty
- based on novel or book
- southern usa
- psychopath
- death row
- jail guard
- supernatural
- great depression
- prison guard
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Ratings
IMDb
8.6/10
1,557,536 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
78%
Metacritic
61/100
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 189 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Fantasy
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 4 Oscars. 15 wins & 37 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Green Mile
- Main subject
- capital punishment
- Director
- Frank Darabont
- Screenwriter
- Frank Darabont
- Cast member
- Paula Malcomson
- Composer
- Thomas Newman
- Producer
- David Valdes
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- David Tattersall
- Narrative location
- Louisiana
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 189
- FilmAffinity ID
- 463120
- Distribution format
- DVD
- Official website
- www.warnerbros.com/green-mile
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- publication date
- 1999-00-00
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- film editor
- Richard Francis-Bruce
- title
- The Green Mile
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- after a work by
- Stephen King
- capital cost
- 60000000
- box office
- 286801374
- different from
- The Green Mile
- review score
- 8.6/10
- set in period
- 1936
- Commons category
- The Green Mile
- form of creative work
- feature film
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Encyclopedic overview
The Green Mile is a 1999 American fantasy drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and based on the 1996 novel by Stephen King. It stars Tom Hanks as a death row correctional officer during the Great Depression who witnesses supernatural events following the arrival of an enigmatic convict (Michael Clarke Duncan) at his facility.
The Green Mile was released by Warner Bros. in the United States on December 10, 1999, to positive reviews from critics, who praised Darabont's direction and writing, emotional weight, and performances (particularly for Hanks and Duncan), although its length received some criticism. It was a commercial success, grossing $286.8 million from its $60 million budget, and was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Duncan, Best Sound, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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