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Release date
10 September 1994
Format
Movie
Runtime
142 minutes
Genres
drama filmbuddy filmprison filmcrime film
Credited creators
Frank Darabont
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Les Évadés (fr) · 쇼생크 탈출 (ko) · ショーシャンクの空に (ja) · 肖申克的救赎 (zh) · 刺激1995 (zh) · 月黑高飛 (zh) · 肖申克的救贖 (zh) · A l'ombre de Shawshank (fr)
Runtime
142 minutes
Credited creators
Frank Darabont
Country labels
United States
Genres
drama film, buddy film, prison film, crime film
Source language labels
English. These do not establish a streaming dub or subtitle offer.
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