Award winning stephen king adaptation widely hailed as one of the greatest films of modern times. Tim robbins and morgan freeman star. Accountant andy dufresne tim robbins is sent to prison in the forties for the murder of his unfaithful wife and her lover, despite protesting his innocence. He slowly comes to terms with the injustices of the corrupt prison system and quietly inspires some of his fellow prison inmates to have a more positive outlook on life. Meanwhile, the governor of the prison discovers dufresne's book keeping talents and recruits him to do a spot of creative accountancy. Fellow inmate, ageing gangster 'red' morgan freeman, uses his connections to take care of dufresne's material needs, and narrates the story of his friend's term in jail through to the late sixties. Adapted from a novella by stephen king, the shawshank redemption has been hailed as one of the greatest films of modern times. Nominated for seven oscars, it stars tim robbins and morgan freeman as two prisoners – one of whom claims to be an entirely innocent man. This special edition features a host of superb bonus features. Release date  14th october 2019