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| List Price: www.amazon.com's Price: $4.99 You Save: $7.99 (62%) Condition: New Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Release Date: 2007-05-15 Lowest New Price: $3.95 Lowest Used Price: $1.53 | Features• Oscar nomimated best picure adaptation of a Stephen King novel about a gentle giant of a prisoner with supernatural powers, who brings a sense of spirit and humanity to his guards and fellow inmates. Oscar award winning actor Tom Hanks heads the cast in this emotionally riveting story. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R Age: 053939273328 UPC: 053939273328 ManDescriptionOscar nomimated best picure adaptation of a Stephen King novel about a gentle giant of a prisoner with supernatural powers, who brings a sense of spirit and humanity to his guards and fellow inmates. Oscar award winning actor Tom Hanks heads the cast in this emotionally riveting story.Amazon.com"The book was better" has been the complaint of many a reader since the invention of movies. Frank Darabont's second adaptation of a Stephen King prison drama (The Shawshank Redemption was the first) is a very faithful adaptation of King's serial novel. In the middle of the Depression, Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) runs death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. Into this dreary world walks a mammoth prisoner, John Coffey (Michael Duncan) who, very slowly, reveals a special gift that will change the men working and dying (in the electric chair, masterfully and grippingly staged) on the mile . As with King's book, Darabont takes plenty of time to show us Edgecomb's world before delving into John Coffey's mystery. With Darabont's superior storytelling abilities, his touch for perfect casting, and a leisurely 188-minute running time, his movie brings to life nearly every character and scene from the novel. Darabont even improves the novel's two endings, creating a more emotionally satisfying experience. The running time may try patience, but those who want a story, as opposed to quick-fix entertainment, will be rewarded by this finely tailored tale. --Doug ThomasRead more... Similar Products:The Shawshank Redemption (Single-Disc Edition)Forrest Gump (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition) Saving Private Ryan (Single-Disc Special Limited Edition) Seven (Single Disc Edition) Cast Away (Widescreen Edition) | |