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The Green Mile( 1999)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tom Hanks

      Paul Edgecomb

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      David Morse

      Brutus 'Brutal' Howell

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      Bonnie Hunt

      Jan Edgecomb

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      Michael Clarke Duncan

      John Coffey

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      James Cromwell

      Warden Hal Moores

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      Michael Jeter

      Eduard Delacroix

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      Graham Greene

      Arlen Bitterbuck

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      Doug Hutchison

      Percy Wetmore

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      Sam Rockwell

      'Wild Bill' Wharton

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      Barry Pepper

      Dean Stanton

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      Jeffrey DeMunn

      Harry Terwilliger

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      Patricia Clarkson

      Melinda Moores

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      Harry Dean Stanton

      Toot-Toot

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      Dabbs Greer

      Old Paul Edgecomb

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      Eve Brent

      Elaine Connelly

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      William Sadler

      Klaus Detterick

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      Mack Miles

      Orderly Hector

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      Rai Tasco

      Man in Nursing Home

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      Edrie Warner

      Lady in Nursing Home

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      Paula Malcomson

      Marjorie Detterick

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      Christopher Joel Ives

      Howie Detterick

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      Evanne Drucker

      Kathe Detterick

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      Bailey Drucker

      Cora Detterick

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      Brian Libby

      Sheriff McGee

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      Brent Briscoe

      Bill Dodge

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      Bill McKinney

      Jack Van Hay

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      Gary Sinise

      Burt Hammersmith

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      Rachel Singer

      Cynthia Hammersmith

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      Scotty Leavenworth

      Hammersmith's Son

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      Katelyn Leavenworth

      Hammersmith's Daughter

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      Bill Gratton

      Earl the Plumber

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      Dee Croxton

      Woman at Del's Execution

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      Rebecca Klingler

      Wife at Del's Execution

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      Gary Imhoff

      Husband at Del's Execution

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      Van Epperson

      Police Officer

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      David E. Browning

      Reverend at Funeral

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      Tommy Barnes

      Tower Guard (uncredited)

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      Wes Hall

      Prisoner (uncredited)

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      Phil Hawn

      Police Photographer (uncredited)

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      Judy Herrera

      Bitterbuck's Daughter (uncredited)

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      Gower Mills

      Inmate (uncredited)

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      Garth Shaw

      Inmate (uncredited)

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      Jared Stovall

      Inmate (uncredited)

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      Todd Thompson

      Prison Guard (uncredited)

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Mon Apr 08 2024
    **_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. He and his fellow guards become intrigued by the gentle giant and conclude that there's no way he could be guilty of the crime. Who, then, is guilty? And will the guilty party get away with it. "The Green Mile" expertly mixes film genres: It's part prison flick, part supernatural mystery and part dr...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    60000000.00

    Revenue

    286801374.00

    Keywords

    • mentally disabled
    • based on novel or book
    • southern usa
    • psychopath
    • death row
    • jail guard
    • supernatural
    • great depression
    • prison guard
    • jail
    • electric chair
    • torture
    • magic realism
    • healing
    • shocking
    • hopeless
    • grim
    • 1930s
    • abuse of power
    • inspirational
    • authoritarian
    • demeaning
    • pessimistic