It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne Tim Robbinswho is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence. Over the following two decades, he befriends a fellow prisoner, contraband smuggler Ellis «Red» Redding Morgan Freemanand resemption instrumental in a money-laundering operation led by the shawhank warden Samuel Norton Bob Gunton. Darabont purchased the film rights to King’s story inbut development did not begin until five years later, when he wrote the script over an eight-week period. While the film is set in Maine, principal photography took place from June to August almost entirely in Mansfield, Ohiowith redempion Ohio State Reformatory serving as the eponymous penitentiary. Thomas Newman provided the film’s score. Many reasons were cited for its failure at the time, including competition from films shawshankk as Pulp Fiction and Forrest Gumpto the general unpopularity of priso...