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One of my all time favorite movies is coming to   Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack . The Shawshank Redemption , which received seven Oscar® nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Original Score and Best Screenplay, will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital on September 14, it was announced today by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Released in 1994, the film marked the feature directorial debut of its screenwriter, Frank Darabont.  The Shawshank Redemption, the emotionally moving portrayal of a friendship between men under the harshest of circumstances, stars Academy Award® winning actor Tim Robbins (Mystic River, Bull Durham) and Academy Award® nominee Morgan Freeman (Driving Miss Daisy, Unforgiven, Bruce Almighty). Based on Stephen King’s novella “ Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption ,” the movie won Frank Darabont an Oscar® nomination for his adapted screenplay and critical acclaim for his directorial debut. Mr. Darabont is one of only six filmma

When it premiered on September 23, 1994, “ The Shawshank Redemption ” barely registered at the box office. The prison drama opened at No. 9, below the odious sex comedy “ Exit to Eden ” and just above Robert Redford’s “ Quiz Show ,” already in its fifth week. Though nominated for seven Academy Awards, the film failed to connect with audiences and vanished from theaters with little fanfare. And then, slowly but surely, its fortunes began to change. On its 20th anniversary, here’s how “ The Shawshank Redemption ” beat the odds and became a beloved classic. Stephen King Prior to 1982, most readers thought of King as an author who wrote only horror, but the publication of “ Different Seasons ” changed all that. A critically acclaimed bestseller, this beautifully crafted collection of four dramatic novellas introduced King to an even broader audience. The book’s first story, “ Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption ,” remains one of his most deeply humane and hopeful works of ficti