THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION

Mark Kermode

ISBN 10: 0851709680 / ISBN 13: 9780851709680

Published by BFI Publishing, London, 2003

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Very Good+ in wraps. Owner personalization inked on FEP. ; BFI Modern Classics; 96 pages.

Seller Inventory # 316314

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
• Publisher: BFI Publishing, London
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0851709680
• ISBN 13: 9780851709680
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Theatre and Performing Arts
  • Film
  • Easton Press

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Synopsis

How did a low-key prison movie which was considered a box-office flop on its original release become one of the most popular movies of all time? Mark Kermode traces the history of this unexpected audience favourite from the pages of Stephen King's novella 'Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption', through the icy corridors of Ohio's Mansfield Reformatory (whose imposing gothic architecture dominates the film), to the television and video screens on which 'The Shawshank Redemption' became a phenomenon. This study traces the history of 'The Shawshank Redemption' and draws on interviews with writer/director Frank Darabont and leading players Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. The book also explores the near-religious fervour that the film inspires in a huge number of devoted fans.

About the Author

MARK KERMODE is a writer and broadcaster. He is chief film critic for The Observer, and co-presenter of Kermode and Mayo's Film Review on BBC Radio 5 and The Film Review on the BBC News channel. He is the author of several books including Hatchet Job, It's Only a Movie, and The Good, the Bad & the Multiplex, and two BFI Film Classics volumes on The Exorcist and The Shawshank Redemption. His television documentaries include On the Edge of Blade Runner, Alien: Evolution and Hell on Earth: The Desecration and Resurrection of Ken Russell's The Devils.