Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin When The Shawshank Redemption was released in 1994, it was a critical success. It went on to resonate with audiences around the world, but few could have predicted the loyal fan base that would still surround the film 30 years later. Morgan Freeman sitting outside with a hat and prison uniform on in a scene from the film 'The .
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(Photo by Castle Rock Entertainment/Getty Images) Getty Images Although The Shawshank Redemption movie was set in Maine, its principal photography was shot in Mansfield, Ohio . The Ohio State Reformatory served as the prison, and many other locales from the film can still be found in Mansfield. Now, to celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary, the town of Mansfield invites fans to come and be a part of their planned celebrations from August 8 to 11, 2024.
The Origins of a Classic Film Written and directed by Frank Darabont, the screenplay for The Shawshank Redemption was based on Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption , a 1982 novella by Stephen King. Among its many accolades, in 2015, the Library of Congress selected the feature film for preservation in the National Film Registry. According to The Wall Street Journal , Frank Darabont acquired the rights to Stephen King’s story for only $5,000, and he went on to adapt the novella into the beloved script that was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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