Release Date
December 10, 1999
Director
Frank Darabont
Writer
Frank Darabont, Stephen King
Cast
David Morse, Barry Pepper, Sam Rockwell, William Sadler, Rachel Singer, Gary Sinise, Harry Dean Stanton, Michael Jeter, Christopher Joel Ives, Patricia Clarkson, James Cromwell, Jeffrey DeMunn, Michael Duncan, Graham Greene, Phil Hawn, Jade Herrera, Bonnie Hunt, Doug Hutchison, Tom Hanks
Studio
Running Time
180 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for violence, language and some sex-related material
What is The Green Mile about?
In 1935 in a southern prison, head guard Paul Edgecombe thought he'd seen it all. Until he met John Coffey, a seven-foot, black inmate convicted of murder. He is on death row, or, as the other inmates call it, the Green Mile. Coffey has been sentenced to death for murdering and raping two white girls, but Paul becomes unsure. Coffey is a simple man with only simple aggression; he doesn't have the capability to kill.... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Stephen King wrote The Green Mile, a story about an inmate with a great gift, and the head guard who learns to realize this. There is no horror and not much science fiction, but yes, Stephen King wrote it. It came out in six pieces (what I call rip-off ten times over). It was a good story, but a slow story. Full movie review »
