Review of The Shawshank Redemption (1994) by Jeffery C — 08 Aug 2013

Great movie. Well written screenplay. Great actors. Morgan Freeman should have won the Oscar that year.

This review of The Shawshank Redemption (1994) was written by Jeffery C on 08 Aug 2013.

The Shawshank Redemption has generally received very positive reviews.

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