The green mile

Resource Information

The work The green mile represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Woodgate Free Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The green mile

Statement of responsibility

Warner Bros. Pictures ; CR Films, LLC ; Castle Rock Entertainment presents a Darkwoods production ; produced by David Valdes and Frank Darabont ; written for the screen and directed by Frank Darabont

Contributor

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Clarkson, Patricia
• Cromwell, James
• Darabont, Frank
• DeMunn, Jeffrey, 1947-
• Duncan, Michael Clarke
• Francis-Bruce, Richard
• Greene, Graham, 1952-
• Hanks, Tom
• Hunt, Bonnie
• Hutchison, Doug, 1960-
• Jeter, Michael
• King, Stephen, 1947-
• Marsh, Terence
• Morse, David, 1953-
• Newman, Thomas, 1955-
• Pepper, Barry, 1970-
• Rockwell, Sam
• Stanton, Harry Dean, 1926-
• Tattersall, David, 1960-
• Valdes, David
• Wagner, Karyn
• Darkwoods Productions
• Castle Rock Entertainment (Firm)

Subject

• African American healers -- Drama
• Death row inmates -- Drama
• Drama
• Fantasy films
• Adaptation -- Feature
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• African American healers
• Death row inmates
• Melodrama
• Melodrama -- Feature
• Miracles
• Miracles -- Drama
• Presos -- Teatro
• Prisiones -- Teatro
• Prison -- Feature
• Prison films
• Prison wardens
• Prison wardens -- Drama
• Prisons
• Prisons -- Drama
• Supernatural
• Supernatural -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Melodrama
• Adaptation
• Drama
• Fantasy films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• Prison
• Prison films
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

"Miracles happen in unexpected places, even on death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. There John Coffey, a prisoner with supernatural powers, brings a sense of spirit and humanity to his guards and fellow inmates."--Container

Related

• Walking the mile: The making of The Green Mile
• Miracles and mystery: Creating The Green Mile

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, David Tattersall ; editor, Richard Francis-Bruce ; music, Thomas Newman ; costume designer, Karyn Wagner ; production designer, Terence Marsh

Dewey number

791.4372

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; violence, language and some sex-related material

Language note

English or dubbed French (Quebec) dialogue ; optional English, French or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned

PerformerNote

Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter, Graham Greene, Doug Hutchison, Sam Rockwell, Barry Pepper, Jeffrey DeMunn, Patricia Clarkson, Harry Dean Stanton

Runtime

115

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action