The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Drama · Crime
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Film / 1948
Cry of the City
Directed by
Robert Siodmak
Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to …
The story
Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to disaster with him?
Cast
Victor MatureLt. Candella
Richard ConteMartin Rome
Fred ClarkLt Collins
Shelley WintersBrenda Martingale
Betty GardeMiss Pruett
Berry KroegerW. A. Niles
Tommy CookTony Rome
Debra PagetTeena Riconti
Hope EmersonRose Given
Roland WintersLedbetter
Walter BaldwinOrvy
June StoreyMiss Boone, Nurse
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Tito VuoloPapa Roma
Mimi AgugliaMama Roma
Oliver BlakeMr. Masselli
Ruth CliffordNurse
Howard FreemanSullivan the Drunk
Kathleen HowardMiss Pruett's Mother
Dolores CastleRosa
Robert KarnesIntern
Jane NighNurse
Konstantin ShayneDr. Veroff
Charles TannenIntern
Michael Stark
Harry CarterElevator Operator
Dan SheridanDetective
Robert AdlerMan (uncredited)
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