| The Green Mile | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | The Green Mile |
| Director: | Frank Darabont |
| Writers: | Frank Darabont |
| Producers: | Frank Darabont; David Valdes |
| Composer: | Thomas Newman |
| Cinematography: | David Tattersall |
| Editors: | Richard Francis-Bruce |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Warner Bros. Darkwoods Productions Castle Rock Entertainment |
| Released: | December 10th, 1999 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 189 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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The Green Mile is an American feature film of the paranormal drama genre. It is an adaptation of The Green Mile, which is a serialized novel series written by famed author Stephen King and published by Signet Books from March to August, 1996. It was written and directed by Frank Darabont and produced by Warner Bros., Castle Rock Entertainment and Darkwoods Productions. It was released theatrically in the United States on December 10th, 1999. The film stars Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecomb - a retired prison guard who lives in assisted living facility and tells his lady-friend Elaine Connelly about the bizarre events that he experienced while working as the senior correctional officer at the Cold Mountain Penitentiary in 1935. The film also stars the late Michael Clarke Duncan as magical Death Row prisoner John Coffey (like the drink 'cept not spelt the same), David Morse as prison guard Brutus "Brutal" Howell, Barry Pepper as prison guard Dean Stanton, Jeffrey DeMunn as prison guard Harry Terwilliger, Doug Hutchison as prison guard Percy Whetmore, James Cromwell as Cold Mountain warden Hal Moores, Graham Greene as inmate Arlen Bitterbuck, Bonnie Hunt as Paul's wife, Jan Edgecomb, Michael Jeter as Cajun prisoner Eduard Delacroix, Sam Rockwell as looney-toons inmate "Wild Bill" Wharton, and the late Harry Dean Stanton as ole' Toot-Toot.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tom Hanks | Paul Edgecomb |
| David Morse | Brutus "Brutal" Howell |
| Bonnie Hunt | Jan Edgecomb |
| Michael Clarke Duncan | John Coffey |
| James Cromwell | Hal Moores |
| Michael Jeter | Eduard Delacroix |
| Graham Greene | Arlen Bitterbuck |
| Doug Hutchison | Percy Wetmore |
| Sam Rockwell | "Wild Bill" Wharton |
| Barry Pepper | Dean Stanton |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | Harry Terwilliger |
| Patricia Clarkson | Melinda Moores |
| Harry Dean Stanton | Toot-Toot |
| Dabbs Greer | Old Paul Edgecomb |
| Eve Brent | Elaine Connelly |
| William Sadler | Klaus Detterick |
| Mack C. Miles | Orderly Hector |
| Rai Tasco | Man in nursing home |
| Edrie Warner | Lady in nursing home |
| Christopher Ives | Howie Detterick |
| Evanne Drucker | Kathe Detterick |
| Bailey Drucker | Cora Detterick |
| Brian Libby | Sheriff McGee |
| Brent Briscoe | Bill Dodge |
| Bill McKinney | Jack Van Hay |
| Gary Sinise | Burt Hammersmith |
| Rachel Singer | Cynthia Hammersmith |
| Scotty Leavenworth | Hammersmith's son |
| Katelyn Leavenworth | Hammersmith's daughter |
| Bill Gratton | Earl the plumber |
| Dee Croxton | Woman at Del's execution |
| Gary Imhoff | Husband ad Del's execution |
| Van Epperson | Police officer |
| Reverend David E. Browning | Reverend at funeral |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this film is "Miracles do happen". Another tagline is "Paul Edgecomb didn't believe in miracles. Until the day he met one".
- There are a total of thirty-six credited cast members in this film.
- Production on The Green Mile began in July, 1998. Principal shooting concluded in December, 1998.
- Actor Mack Miles is credited as Mack C. Miles in this film.
- Actor Christopher Joel Ives is credited as Christopher Ives in this film.
- The central setting of this film is the U.S. state of Louisiana. The framing story takes place in the present day year of 1999. The remainder of the story is set in the year 1935.
- Actor David E. Browning is credited as Reverend David E. Browning in this film.
- The Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville, Tennessee doubled as the exterior of the fictional Cold Mountain Penitentiary.
Trivia[]
Giving "Old Sparky" the once-over.
- Actor William Sadler also played a character in The Shawshank Redemption. Both film were adaptations of Stephen King stories, and both films were directed by Frank Darabont.
- Director Frank Darabont would later work with actor Jeffrey DeMunn again in the 2007 film The Mist (another Stephen King adaptation), as well as seasons one and two of AMC's The Walking Dead.
- This is the second feature film based on a Stephen King novel to feature actor Harry Dean Stanton. Harry also played Detective Rudolph Junkins in the 1983 film adaptation of Christine.
- Actor Gary Sinise plays the role of Burt Hammersmith in this film. This is the third film that he appeared in with actor Tom Hanks. He played opposite Hanks in Forrest Gump in 1994, and in Apollo 13 in 1995.
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See also[]
External Links[]
- The Green Mile at IMDB
- The Green Mile at Trakt TV
- The Green Mile at Wikipedia
- The Green Mile at Letterboxd.com
- The Green Mile at Themoviedb.org
References[]
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