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-The setting, the main actors
-the film in a Nutshell- the main characters
- the issues
Actors
Tom Hanks: Paul Edgecombbe
Michael Clarke Duncan: John Coffey
MichaelJeter: Eduard Delacroix
DougHutchison: Percy Wetmore
SamRockwell: "Wild Bill" Wharton
A film inspired by Stephen King's romance
Summary
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The Green Mile in Cold Mountain Penintentiary in Georgia is the corridor between the cells that is covered in green linoleum.It is the last corridor that leads convicts to their death
A black man is accused of being a murderer, but he is innocent and he has a special gift...
Paul
I need to go out...
An extraordinary prison guard.He treats convicts with humanity and dignity, becausethey are people who deserve respect even if theyhave committed crimes and they should die by theelectric chair. He tries to avoid conflicts and keeppeace whenever possible.
PersyHe is a bad guard, he is the oppositeof Paul. He botches an execution.He torments the prisoners and treats themlike animals. He keeps his job becausehe is related to the governament.
Heaven... I'm in heaven...
John Coffey
A black man accused of murder awaitinghis death sentence on the death row.He represents a «landmark» in Paul’s life; the two of them become inseparable people.
Eduard Dellacroix
He is shy, he is essentially a coward,he considers a mouse a great friend.He dies a horrible death caused by Persy.
Hei Mr. Jingles...
Billy the kid
This is not his real name, he prefers being called "Billy theKid", a name
which he has tattooed on his forearm. When he first arrives, he manages to convince the guards that he is in a drugged stupor, only to attack them.
Issues
-The relationship between husband and wife
-Humanity in prison
-The relationship between the guards and the convicts
-The unjustice of the system
Issues
-The relationship between husband and wife
-Humanity in prison
-The relationship between the guards and the convicts
-The unjustice of the system