The Shawshank Redemption Revealed

How One Story Keeps Hope Alive

By: Mark Dawidziak

Narrated by: Stephen Wojtas

A 25th anniversary history and celebration of The Shawshank Redemption, one of the most cherished American films of the late 20th century and one of the finest movies made from a Stephen King story. The movie not only boasts a great story, it has a great backstory, starting with the dollar deal that eventually led King and co-stars Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman to put their trust in a largely untested director making his first feature film.

Although the film received mostly positive reviews on its release in September 1994, the box office was disappointing and it failed to win many awards. But as Andy tells Red in the film, “no good thing ever dies”. The movie found new life, reaching an ever-growing audience on cable and home video (through word of mouth, it became one of the top-rented movies of 1995). Each year, The Shawshank Redemption rises in polls asking film fans to name their favorite movies. It has become nothing less than this generation’s The Grapes of Wrath, an inspiring story about keeping hope alive in bleak times and under the most horrendous conditions.

©2019 Mark Dawidziak (P)2019 Mark Dawidziak

A worthy buy

This book is a must for fans of the Stephen King novella and the 1994 film. It's great from the first world to the last.

Love the movie lived the book

I Loved the movie, watched it at least 15 times and I loved the book

Love, Love, Love it!!!

Highly recomended to anyone who watched the movie, it will totally increase your interest and admiration for this grest film. It make you ferl ñike you never get enough...

A Nice Peek Behind Shawshank's Curtain

I wasn't sure what to expect from this title, but it was a neat little "behind the scenes" glimpse of everything Shawshank. It never dawned on me to look up the actual filming locations, but my family will be planning a road trip to Mansfield for a tour of "The Shawshank Trail "!!!!

Excellent book on one of the truly GREAT movies

If you liked the movie, you will enjoy this book.....Highly Recommended To all Shawshank fans.