The Shawshank Redemption
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Adapted from Stephen King's 1982 novella *Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption* (optioned by Darabont in 1987 for $5,000). Shot on location at the historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio; earned 7 Academy Award nominations at the 67th Academy Awards (1995). Initial 1994 theatrical gross was ~$16M before becoming a perennial top-rated home-video and television catalog title. Distributed by Columbia Pictures / Castle Rock Entertainment; filming site preserved as a public museum in Mansfield, Ohio.
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Shot on location at the historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio; earned 7 Academy Award nominations at the 67th Academy Awards (1995).
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Core Milestone
Adapted from Stephen King's 1982 novella *Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption* (optioned by Darabont in 1987 for $5,000).
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Institutional Significance
Initial 1994 theatrical gross was ~$16M before becoming a perennial top-rated home-video and television catalog title.
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Prison Drama Feature Film
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