THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION 30th Anniversary

Frank Darabont’s directorial debut, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, is itself the ultimate redemption story. Dismissed upon release, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION quickly developed a devoted following on TV and home video, earned seven Oscar nominations including Best Picture, and is now hailed as one of the greatest films ever made. All of the deserved praise heaped upon this film belies the fact that, at its heart, it is a small, down-to-earth prison drama about a wrongfully-imprisoned man and his friendship with a fellow inmate. As cut by veteran editor Richard Francis-Bruce, this methodically-paced drama crescendos to a tremendously powerful climax that makes an already-affecting film ascend to true cinematic transcendence. 

Richard Francis-Bruce, ACE, is a film editor best known for cutting MAX MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME, THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, DEAD CALM, LORENZO'S OIL, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (Oscar nom), SE7EN (Oscar nom), AIR FORCE ONE (Oscar nom), THE GREEN MILE, and HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, among many others.