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Studio:Warner Home Video

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Miracles happen in unexpected places, even in the Death Row cell block at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. There John Coffey, a gentle giant of a prisoner with supernatural powers, brings a sense of spirit and humanity to his guards and fellow inmates.

Tom Hanks leads a stellar ensemble (including Michael Clarke Duncan as Coffey) in this emotional, uplifting story of guards and captives; husbands and wives; prisoners and a remarkable mouse named Mr. Jingles; and on another level, of a moviemaker and his source.

That filmmaker is Frank Darabont, who returns after his 1994 directorial debut, The Shawshank Redemption, to adapt another tale by Stephen King into stirring, crowd-pleasing entertainment, nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

 

• Actors

Tom Hanks, James Cromwell, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan, Michael Jeter, Graham Greene, Doug Hutchinson, Barry Pepper, Patricia Clarkson, Harry Dean Stanton, Gary Sinise, William Sadler & Sam Rockwell

• Director

Frank Darabont

• Certificate

18 years and over

• Year

1999

• Screen

Widescreen 1.85:1

• Languages

English

• Additional Languages

French ; German ; Italian ; Portuguese ; Spanish ; Turkish

• Subtitles

Danish ; Dutch ; French ; German ; Greek ; Italian ; Korean ; Norwegian ; Portuguese ; Spanish ; Swedish ; Turkish;

• Duration

3 hours and 8 minutes (approx)

Amazon.co.uk Review

"The book was better" has been the complaint of many a reader since the invention of films. The Green Mile is Frank Darabont's second adaptation of a Stephen King prison drama The Shawshank Redemption was the first) and is a very faithful adaptation of King's serial novel. In the middle of the Depression, Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) runs death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. Into this dreary world walks a mammoth prisoner, John Coffey (Michael Duncan) who, very slowly, reveals a special gift that will change the men working and dying (in the electric chair, masterfully and grippingly staged) on the mile.

As with King's book, Darabont takes plenty of time to show us Edgecomb's world before delving into John Coffey's mystery. With Darabont's superior storytelling abilities, his touch for perfect casting, and a leisurely 188-minute running time, his film brings to life nearly every character and scene from the novel. Darabont even improves the novel's two endings, creating a more emotionally satisfying experience. The running time may try patience, but those who want a story, as opposed to quick-fix entertainment, will be rewarded by this finely tailored tale. --Doug Thomas

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