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The Green Mile (1999)

Produced and directed by Frank Darabont, The Green Mile is a Drama and Fantasy film based on Stephen King's book of the same title. Starring Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan in the lead roles, the film follows a prison guard that experiences supernatural events and forms a touching relationship with a death row inmate.

The Green Mile
R
Drama
Crime
Fantasy

Director
Frank Darabont
Release Date
December 10, 1999
Studio(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Tom Hanks , Michael Clarke Duncan , David Morse , Bonnie Hunt , James Cromwell , Michael Jeter , Graham Greene , Doug Hutchison
Writers
Stephen King , Frank Darabont
Runtime
189 Minutes
Budget
$60 million

Summary

The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift.

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