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#3 of 1999

The Green Mile (1999)

1999 · 189 minutes · Directed by Frank Darabont
IMDb rating8.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Box office gross$286.8M

Synopsis

In 1935, corrections officer Paul Edgecomb oversees "The Green Mile", the death row section of Cold Mountain Penitentiary, alongside officers Brutus Howell, Dean Stanton, Harry Terwilliger, and the sadistic and despised Percy Wetmore, whose connections to the state governor shield him from repercussions.

Starring

Tom HanksDavid MorseBonnie HuntMichael Clarke DuncanJames Cromwell
Box office
$286.8 million
Budget
$60 million
IMDb votes
1,595,417

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