A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
Cast
Tom Hanks
Paul Edgecomb
David Morse
Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
Bonnie Hunt
Jan Edgecomb
Michael Clarke Duncan
John Coffey
James Cromwell
Warden 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 Miles
Orderly Hector
Rai Tasco
Man in Nursing Home
Edrie Warner
Lady in Nursing Home
Paula Malcomson
Marjorie Detterick
Christopher Joel 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
Rebecca Klingler
Wife at Del's Execution
Gary Imhoff
Husband at Del's Execution
Van Epperson
Police Officer
David E. Browning
Reverend at Funeral
Tommy Barnes
Tower Guard (uncredited)
Wes Hall
Prisoner (uncredited)
Phil Hawn
Police Photographer (uncredited)
Judy Herrera
Bitterbuck's Daughter (uncredited)
Gower Mills
Inmate (uncredited)
Garth Shaw
Inmate (uncredited)
Jared Stovall
Inmate (uncredited)
Todd Thompson
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Crew
Frank Darabont
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Stephen King
Novel, Thanks
Richard Francis-Bruce
Editor
Andrew Dickler
Assistant Editor
David Tattersall
Director of Photography
David Orr
Color Timer
Alan B. Curtiss
First Assistant Director
David M. Bernstein
Second Assistant Director
Jonathan Watson
Second Assistant Director
Basti Van Der Woude
Second Second Assistant Director
Carrie Durose
Production Coordinator
David Valdes
Producer
Terence Marsh
Production Design
David Emmerichs
Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Heather Page
First Assistant Camera
Jon Yirak
Second Assistant Camera
Charles B. Katz
Second Assistant Camera
Emily Schweber
Casting Associate
Maureen Whalen
Casting Associate
Mali Finn
Casting
Heather Pain
Key Costumer
Marsha Bozeman
Set Costumer
Karyn Wagner
Costume Design
David Latour
Animation
Rick O'Connor
Animation
Nina Paskowitz
Key Hair Stylist
Janis Clark
Hairstylist
Deborah La Mia Denaver
Makeup Artist
Daniel C. Striepeke
Makeup Artist
Beatriz Kerti
Art Department Coordinator
William Cruse
Supervising Art Director
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Mark Mangini
Supervising Sound Editor
Elliot Tyson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Herbick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert J. Litt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer
Marvin E. Lewis
Boom Operator
Craig Barron
Visual Effects Supervisor
Charles Gibson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Bill Bernstein
Music Editor
Jessica Drake
Dialect Coach
Jimmy Keys
Rigging Gaffer
Michael Seirton
Set Decoration
Sebastian Milito
Construction Coordinator
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Still Photographer
Susan Malerstein
Script Supervisor
Danielle Burgio
Stunts
Tommy J. Huff
Stunts
Kerry Rossall
Stunts
Tim A. Davison
Stunts
Jeff Imada
Stunt Coordinator
Willie Mann
Grip
Bobby Burton
Gaffer
L. Dean Jones Jr.
Unit Production Manager
Robert C. Lusted
First Assistant Editor
Fred Fein
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