The Green Mile Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Frank Darabont
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
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Director Frank_Darabont, who made an acclaimed feature film debut with The_Shawshank_Redemption (1994), based on a Stephen_King novel set in a prison, returns for a second feature, based on King's 1996 serialized novel set in a prison. In 1935, inmates at the Cold Mountain Correctional Facility call Death Row "The Green Mile" because of the dark green linoleum that tiles the floor. Paul Edgecomb (Tom_Hanks) is the head guard on the Green Mile when a new inmate is brought into his custody: John Coffey (Michael_Clarke_Duncan), convicted of the sadistic murder of two young girls. Despite his size and the fearsome crimes for which he's serving time, Coffey seems to be a kind and well-mannered person who behaves more like an innocent child than a hardened criminal. Soon Edgecomb and two of his fellow guards, Howell (David_Morse) and Stanton Barry_Pepper), notice something odd about Coffey: he's able to perform what seem to be miracles of healing among his fellow inmates, leading them to wonder just what sort of person he could be, and if he could have committed the crimes with which he was charged. The Green Mile also stars James_Cromwell as the warden; Michael_Jeter, Sam_Rockwell, and Graham_Greene as inmates awaiting dates with the electric chair; and Harry_Dean_Stanton as a clever trustee. Mark Deming, Rovi
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