The ending of Shawshank's redemption is: After Andy was released from prison, he took away part of the prison's black money and exposed the truth about the prison warden's corruption and bribery. What the warden saw in the safe where he kept his small account book was a Bible left by Andy. The first page said, "The way to salvation is in it." In addition, there was a hollowed-out part in the Bible. Used to hide a pickaxe for digging holes.

After 40 years in prison, Red was finally paroled. He found a box of cash and a handwritten letter from Andy under the oak tree where he agreed with Andy. The two old friends finally met in the sunshine in Mexico. reunited on the beach.

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Introduction to the main characters

1. Andy Dufresne

Actor: Tim Rowe Binns

A banker who was mistakenly convicted of his wife's murder was sentenced to life imprisonment and imprisoned in Shawshank Prison. In prison, he became friends with the Reds. He founded a new prison library and used his knowledge to help everyone manage their finances. After the warden discovered his financial management expertise, he asked him to help him launder black money. Fake accounts. During his 19 years in prison, he used a small hammer he bought from Red to dig out an escape tunnel and regained his life.

2. Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding

Actor: Morgan Freeman

Shawshank Prison inmate, sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. He had a way in prison to provide all kinds of contraband to inmates for a fee. Become friends with Andy and provide him with various items such as a small hammer and posters. He applied for parole several times, but was rejected. A few years after Andy escaped from prison, Rhett finally successfully applied for parole, was released from prison and returned to society. Later, he went to the place agreed with Andy, and the two were reunited.

3. Samuel Norton

Actor: Bob Gunton

The warden of Shawshank Prison. After learning about Andy's financial management ability, he began to use Andy to launder money for him and make false accounts. And after Tommy told Andy the truth about Andy being wrongly imprisoned, Norton didn't want Andy to reverse the verdict, so he found an opportunity to assassinate Tommy. After Andy successfully escaped from prison, he exposed Norton's crime, and Norton got the consequences he deserved.

4. Brooks Hatlen

Actor: James Whitmore

The inmates of Shawshank Prison are called "Old Bu", who is in charge of the prison library, keeps a little bird as his companion. The prison guards arranged for Andy to go to Lao Bu so that Andy could handle tax avoidance for the prison guards. Boo and Andy became friends. Later, when Lao Bu faced the opportunity to be released after serving his sentence, he would rather test the law than leave the prison. Because after serving in prison for 50 years, he had become accustomed to the institutionalization of the prison. The new world outside made him unable to adapt to everything, and he eventually committed suicide. .

5. Tommy Williams

Actor: Gil Bellows

A prisoner in Shawshank Prison. He was imprisoned several times for theft and served in many different prisons. He was illiterate, so he wanted to get a degree from Andy as his teacher. Andy thought he was talented and liked him very much. One day, while chatting with Red, Tommy discovered that he had slept with the real murderer of Andy's wife. After he told Andy the facts, Andy wanted to reverse the case. The warden was afraid that no one would launder money for Andy after he was released from prison, so he secretly killed Tommy.

6. Byron Hadley

Actor: Clancy Brown

The guard captain of Shawshank Prison and the warden Norton confidant. He treated prisoners cruelly and often beat them. He inherited an inheritance, but was worried about having to pay a lot of taxes. Andy solved the problem for him. He also assassinated prisoner Tommy on behalf of the warden. After the warden was reported by Andy, he also received the punishment he deserved.