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The Green Mile
The Green Mile is a 1999 American fantasy drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and based on Stephen King's 1996 novel of the same name. It stars Tom Hanks as a death row corrections officer during the Great Depression who witnesses supernatural events that occur after an enigmatic inmate (Michael Clarke Duncan) is brought to his facility. David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Doug Hutchison and James Cromwell appear in supporting roles.
Plot
At a Louisiana assisted-living home in 1999, elderly retiree Paul Edgecomb becomes emotional while viewing the film Top Hat. His companion Elaine becomes concerned, and Paul explains to her that the film reminded him of events that he witnessed in 1935, when he was a correctional officer at Cold Mountain Penitentiary's death row, nicknamed "The Green Mile".
Cast
- Barry Pepper
- Bill McKinney
- Bonnie Hunt
- Brent Briscoe
- Dabbs Greer
- David Morse
- Doug Hutchison
- Eve Brent
- Gary Sinise
- Graham Greene
- Harry Dean Stanton
- James Cromwell
- Jeffrey DeMunn
- Michael Clarke Duncan
- Michael Jeter
- Patricia Clarkson
- Paula Malcomson
- Sam Rockwell
- Scotty Leavenworth
- Tom Hanks
- William Sadler
More details
| author | Frank Darabont |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Louisiana |
| director | Frank Darabont |
| editor | Richard Francis-Bruce |
| events | capital punishment |
| genre | crime drama fantasy |
| keywords | bladder infection brain tumor break condemned inmate death row first lady force heal innocent man insane asylum kill lock mental breakdown padded cell psychiatric hospital report solitary confinement spoil suffer top hat urinary tract infection warn |
| musicBy | Thomas Newman |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay |
| producer | David Valdes Frank Darabont |
| productionCompany | Castle Rock Entertainment PolyGram Filmed Entertainment |
| publisher | Universal Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures |
| recordedAt | California North Carolina |
| theme | magic realism prison rape |