The Shawshank Redemption is één van die films die je ooit in je leven gezien moet hebben, omdat deze gewoon prachtig mooi is en een meesterwerk op vele fronten. De website Uproxx heeft nu tien feiten voor je gevonden over deze flick en sommige zullen je verassen, dingen zoals:

5. It was only during Oscar season that the public started to notice the movie. The movie received seven Oscar nominations, but didn't win any. It was during Oscar season that the film was re-released into theaters and grossed an additional $10 million before exploding on home video in 1995, pulling in $80 million. Then in 1997 Ted Turner bought the cable broadcasting rights to the film and the rest is history.