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The Green Mile

8.5

Released December 10, 1999Runtime 3h 9min

Paul Edgecomb didn't believe in miracles. Until the day he met one.

A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.

Genres

Fantasy

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Castle Rock Entertainment

Darkwoods Productions

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $60,000,000
Revenue: $286,801,374
Profit/Loss: $226,801,374

Stream

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Cast

Tom HanksPaul Edgecomb

David MorseBrutus 'Brutal' Howell

Bonnie HuntJan Edgecomb

Michael Clarke DuncanJohn Coffey

James CromwellWarden Hal Moores

Michael JeterEduard Delacroix

Graham GreeneArlen Bitterbuck

Doug HutchisonPercy Wetmore

Sam Rockwell'Wild Bill' Wharton

Barry PepperDean Stanton

Jeffrey DeMunnHarry Terwilliger

Patricia ClarksonMelinda Moores

Harry Dean StantonToot-Toot

Dabbs GreerOld Paul Edgecomb

Eve BrentElaine Connelly

William SadlerKlaus Detterick

Mack MilesOrderly Hector

Rai TascoMan in Nursing Home

Edrie WarnerLady in Nursing Home

Paula MalcomsonMarjorie Detterick

Christopher Joel IvesHowie Detterick

Evanne DruckerKathe Detterick

Bailey DruckerCora Detterick

Brian LibbySheriff McGee

Brent BriscoeBill Dodge

Bill McKinneyJack Van Hay

Gary SiniseBurt Hammersmith

Rachel SingerCynthia Hammersmith

Scotty LeavenworthHammersmith's Son

Katelyn LeavenworthHammersmith's Daughter

Bill GrattonEarl the Plumber

Dee CroxtonWoman at Del's Execution

Rebecca KlinglerWife at Del's Execution

Gary ImhoffHusband at Del's Execution

Van EppersonPolice Officer

David E. BrowningReverend at Funeral

Tommy BarnesTower Guard (uncredited)

Wes HallPrisoner (uncredited)

Phil HawnPolice Photographer (uncredited)

Judy HerreraBitterbuck's Daughter (uncredited)

Gower MillsInmate (uncredited)

Garth ShawInmate (uncredited)

Jared StovallInmate (uncredited)

Todd ThompsonPrison Guard (uncredited)

Crew

Frank DarabontDirector

Susan MalersteinScript Supervisor

Basti Van Der WoudeSecond Second Assistant Director

Alan B. CurtissFirst Assistant Director

David M. BernsteinSecond Assistant Director

Jonathan WatsonSecond Assistant Director

Frank DarabontScreenplay

Stephen KingNovel

David ValdesProducer

Frank DarabontProducer

Mali FinnCasting

L. Dean Jones Jr.Unit Production Manager

Carrie DuroseProduction Coordinator

Emily SchweberCasting Associate

Maureen WhalenCasting Associate

Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer

David TattersallDirector of Photography

Richard Francis-BruceEditor

Terence MarshProduction Design

Michael SeirtonSet Decoration

Karyn WagnerCostume Design

Danielle BurgioStunts

Jeff ImadaStunt Coordinator

Heather PainKey Costumer

Gary ArcherProsthetics

Ralph Nelson Jr.Still Photographer

Craig BarronVisual Effects Supervisor

Fred FeinStand In

Jessica DrakeDialect Coach

Tommy J. HuffStunts

Janis ClarkHairstylist

Marsha BozemanSet Costumer

Deborah La Mia DenaverMakeup Artist

Robert C. LustedFirst Assistant Editor

Kerry RossallStunts

Daniel C. StriepekeMakeup Artist

Andrew DicklerAssistant Editor

David LatourAnimation

Rick O'ConnorAnimation

Stephen KingThanks

Nina PaskowitzKey Hair Stylist

William CruseSupervising Art Director

David EmmerichsSteadicam Operator

David EmmerichsCamera Operator

Bobby BurtonGaffer

Jimmy KeysRigging Gaffer

Beatriz KertiArt Department Coordinator

Willie D. BurtonSound Mixer

Elliot TysonSound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael HerbickSound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert J. LittSound Re-Recording Mixer

Mark ManginiSupervising Sound Editor

Marvin E. LewisBoom Operator

Bill BernsteinMusic Editor

Willie MannGrip

Sebastian MilitoConstruction Coordinator

Charles GibsonVisual Effects Supervisor

Heather PageFirst Assistant Camera

Jon YirakSecond Assistant Camera

Charles B. KatzSecond Assistant Camera

David OrrColor Timer

Tim A. DavisonStunts

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Reviews

**_A Masterpiece of Cinematic Art -- Captivating and Reverent_** The head Death Row guard at a Tennessee prison during the Depression (Tom Hanks) observes a new inmate, a black man named John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), who is condemned to death for the rape and murder of two little girls. H...

"Edgecomb" (Tom Hanks) is in charge of the prison officers who tend to the inmates on death row. He's a decent man who, with the help of his partner "Howell" (David Morse) tries to carry out his task as humanely as possible. Their team also numbers the truly odious "Percy" (Doug Hutchinson). He's a...

Great acting by everyone involved, but the story is just not my cup of tea. If you like fake miracles (no shortage of people that do) and fantasy storylines, like prison guards that are humane and empathic (on death row nonetheless), then you might enjoy this more. I, however, will stick to more re...

_The Green Mile_, directed by Frank Darabont and based on a Stephen King story, revisits prison life with a spiritual edge. Tom Hanks is steady, while Michael Clarke Duncan brings real heart. Set almost entirely on Death Row, its slow pace mirrors the routine and inevitability of execution. The sof...