The Green Mile

Originally a novel by Stephen King, The Green Mile was made into a film starring Tom Hanks.

Fast Facts

1. Academy Award nominations: Four
2. Author: Stephen King
3. Director: Frank Darabont
4. Stars: Tom Hanks, Michael Clark Duncan, David Morse, James Cromwell and Bonnie Hunt
5. Release date: December 10, 1999

Plot

Former prison guard Paul Edgecomb (played by actor Dabbs Greer in the framing device and in flashbacks by Tom Hanks) reminisces about his experiences working as a guard on death row at a prison in Louisiana. An inmate (Michael Clark Duncan), sentenced to the electric chair for murdering a child, seems to have the power of faith healing.

Basis for Title

"The Green Mile" references the hallway of green linoleum that inmates walk on their way to the electric chair.

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