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==Plot==

==Plot==

The film opens with flashbacks of a drunken man named Andy Dufresne sitting alone in his car with a gun.  Later, in court he is sentenced to jail for killing his separated wife and her lover.  He protests his innocence but is sentenced to Shawshank penitentiary, where he is spotted by Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, a long-time inmate who is consistently refused parole.

 

The film opens with flashbacks of a drunken man named Andy Dufresne sitting alone in his car with a gun.  Later, in court he is sentenced to jail for killing his separated wife and her lover.  He protests his innocence but is sentenced to Shawshank Penitentiary, where he is spotted by Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, a long-time inmate who is consistently refused parole.

Andy is introduced to the stern [[Evangelical]] Warden Norton and the cruel Captain, Hadley.  He and several others are marched naked into prison and one pitiful prisoner weeps so much he is beaten to death by Hadley.  Andy gets to meet the inmates, such as the librarian, Brooks, the crass Heywood and the homosexual rapist Bogs.  Andy makes friends with Red and asks for a rock-hammer so that he can work on rocks while in prison.  Although he resists, he is raped by Bogs and is forced to enter into a dismal routine.

Andy is introduced to the stern [[Evangelical]] Warden Norton and the cruel Captain, Hadley.  He and several others are marched naked into prison and one pitiful prisoner weeps so much he is beaten to death by Hadley.  Andy gets to meet the inmates, such as the librarian, Brooks, the crass Heywood and the homosexual rapist Bogs.  Andy makes friends with Red and asks for a rock-hammer so that he can work on rocks while in prison.  Although he resists, he is raped by Bogs and is forced to enter into a dismal routine.

Andy continues to thrive, helping some of Norton's shadier dealings and helping a young man named Tommy to get an education.  Tommy mentions that he once met the man who really murdered Andy's wife and her lover.  Norton, who does not want to lose Andy's services, has Hadley take Tommy out back and kill him.  Andy talks to Red and decides "it all comes down to a simple choice: either get busy living or get busy dying."  He tells Red if he gets out of prison to go to a field and find a distinctive rock for a message.  He finishes his days work and then goes into his cell with a rope.

Andy continues to thrive, helping some of Norton's shadier dealings and helping a young man named Tommy to get an education.  Tommy mentions that he once met the man who really murdered Andy's wife and her lover.  Norton, who does not want to lose Andy's services, has Hadley take Tommy out back and kill him.  Andy talks to Red and decides "it all comes down to a simple choice: either get busy living or get busy dying."  He tells Red if he gets out of prison to go to a field and find a distinctive rock for a message.  He finishes his days work and then goes into his cell with a rope.

In the morning, Andy has mysteriously escaped in a tunnel through the wall.  Via flashback, we are revealed that Andy used his rock hammer to make a hole in the wall that he covered with several posters over the years.  When Tommy was shot, he decided to make his escape.  He took with him incriminating evidence on Norton and sent it to the authorities.   

In the morning, Andy has mysteriously escaped in a tunnel through the wall.  Via flashback, we are revealed that Andy used his rock hammer to make a hole in the wall that he covered with several posters over the years.  When Tommy was shot, he decided to make his escape.  He took with him incriminating evidence on Norton and sent it to the authorities.