In 1935 a head prison guard (Tom Hanks) realizes a man (Michael Clarke Duncan) on death row may be innocent... (Learn more)
Starring: Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt (View All)
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Starring: Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt
Director Frank Darabont, who made an acclaimed feature film debut with The Shawshank Redemption (1994), based on a Stephen King novel set in a prison, returns for a second feature, based on King's 1996 serialized novel set in a prison. In 1935, inmates at the Cold Mountain Correctional Facility call Death Row "The Green Mile" because of the dark green linoleum that tiles the floor. Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) is the head guard on the Green Mile when a new inmate is brought into his custody: John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), convicted of the sadistic murder of two young girls. Despite his size and the fearsome crimes for which he's serving time, Coffey seems to be a kind and well-mannered person who behaves more like an innocent child than a hardened criminal. Soon Edgecomb and two of his fellow guards, Howell (David Morse) and Stanton Barry Pepper), notice something odd about Coffey: he's able to perform what seem to be miracles of healing among his fellow inmates, leading them to wonder just what sort of person he could be, and if he could have committed the crimes with which he was charged. The Green Mile also stars James Cromwell as the warden; Michael Jeter, Sam Rockwell, and Graham Greene as inmates awaiting dates with the electric chair; and Harry Dean Stanton as a clever trustee. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
12/10/99
MPAA Rating
Rated R
Running Time
187 mins. (V)
Locations
- Cold Mountain Penitentiary, Louisiana
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$136,801,374
Awards
- Winner of the Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 1999 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Sound award at the 1999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture award at the 1999 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by a Cast award at the 1999 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director - Feature Film award at the 1999 Directors Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 1999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
Distributor
- FX Network
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
- Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
- Warner Brothers
