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.
Directed by
Frank Darabont
Written by
Stephen King (novel); Frank Darabont (screenplay).
Starring
Tom Hanks (Paul Edgecomb); David Morse (Brutus "Brutal" Howell); Bonnie Hunt (Jan Edgecomb); Michael Clarke Duncan (John Coffey); James Cromwell (Warden Hal Moores); Michael Jeter (Eduard Delacroix); Graham Greene (Arlen Bitterbuck); Doug Hutchison (Percy Wetmore); Sam Rockwell ('Wild Bill' Wharton); Barry Pepper (Dean Stanton); Jeffrey DeMunn (Harry Terwilliger); Patricia Clarkson (Melinda Moores); Harry Dean Stanton (Toot-Toot); Dabbs Greer (Old Paul Edgecomb); Eve Brent (Elaine Connelly). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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