is the movie mentioned at the beginning, based on a fictional novel?
It was  based on the 1982 Stephen King novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption".
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption".
who was the allen greene the shawshank redemption was in memory of UNANSWERABLE what genre is this movie? drama film who was the protagonist in the story? Andy Dufresne who played this character? Tim Robbins who wrote the score of the film? Thomas Newman. what other movies has the actor mentioned above been in? The Hudsucker Proxy, Bull Durham, Jacob's Ladder, The Player and Mystic River. when was the second movie released? 1988 what is it about? The film stars Kevin Costner as "Crash" Davis, a veteran catcher brought in to teach rookie pitcher Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh (Tim Robbins) about the game in preparation for reaching the major leagues. Baseball groupie Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon) romances Nuke but finds herself increasingly attracted to Crash
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The Shawshank Redemption [SEP] Introduction
The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption". It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence. Over the following two decades, he befriends a fellow prisoner, contraband smuggler Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), and becomes instrumental in a money-laundering operation led by the prison warden Samuel Norton (Bob Gunton). William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, and James Whitmore appear in supporting roles.