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The Green Mile (1999)
Country
of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1999
Running Times: 188 mins
Length: 5169 metres
Format: Technicolor 35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: DTS Dolby
Digital SDDS CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Castle Rock Entertainment /
Darkwoods Productions / Warner Bros.
Producers: Frank Darabont, David Valdes
Production Manager: L. Dean Jones Jr
SCRIPT
Script: Frank Darabont
Novel: Stephen King
DIRECTION
Director: Frank Darabont
1st Assistant Director: Alan B. Curtiss
2nd Unit Director: Charles Gibson
Present Day Sequences 2nd Assistant Director: Jules
Kovisars
Assistant Directors: Basti Van Der Woude, David M.
Bernstein, Jonathan Watson
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: David Tattersall
2nd Unit Director of Photography: Mark Vargo
A Camera / Steadicam Operator: David Emmerichs
Camera Operator (Present Day Unit): Gabriel Beristain
2nd Unit Gaffers: Cory Geryak, H. Mark Vuille
Electrician: Jim McComas
Chief Lighting Technician: Bobby Burton
Best Boy Lighting: Wayne Marshall
Key Grip: Casey Jones
Grip: Craig Price (uncredited)
Grips (Tennessee): Darryl Wilson, Dee Nichols, Khris
Bennett, Scott Friedland
Grip (New York And North Carolina): Harrison Palmer
Colour Timer: David Orr
Camera and Lenses: Panavision
Laboratory: Technicolor
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Richard Francis-Bruce
1st Assistant Editor: Bob Lusted
Assistant Editor: Andrew Dickler
Assembly Editor: Alan Edward Bell
Post-Production Supervisor: Christy Dimmig
MUSIC
Music: Thomas Newman
Songs Performed By: Fred Astaire (Cheek to Cheek); Gene
Austin (Did You Ever See A Dream Walking); Guy Lombardo
and his Royal Canadians (Charmaine); Billie Holiday (I
Can't Give You Anything but Love)
Orchestral Scoring Recordist: John Rodd
Music Consultant: Arlene Fishbach
SOUND
Sound Designer: Eric Lindemann
Sound Recordists: Kevin Webb, Marsha Sorce
Sound: Oscar Mitt (uncredited)
Production Sound Mixer: Willie D. Burton
Re-Recording Mixers: Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick,
Robert J. Litt
Supervising Sound Editor: Mark A. Mangini
Sound Editor: Dave Stone
Supervising ADR / Dialogue Editor: Julia Evershade
ADR Voice: Jeff Coopwood (uncredited)
Supervising Foley Editor: Aaron Glascock
Foley Editor: Solange Schwalbe
MAKE UP AND
COSTUMES
Make Up Department Heads: Lois Burwell, John M. Elliott
Jr
Assistant Hair: Beka Wilson
Costume Designer: Karyn Wagner
Costume Supervisor (Re-Shoots): Gilda Texter
Set Costumers: Kelly Ross-Wilson, Lis Bothwell
Set Costumer (Tennessee): Stephen K. Randolph
Costumer To Tom Hank: Marsha Bozeman
SPECIAL MAKE UP
EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: KNB EFX Group Inc; Howard
Berger, Robert Kurtzman, Gregory Nicotero
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Coordinator: Darrell Pritchett
Special Effects Technician: Steven D. Jensen
Special Effects: Jason Gustafson
VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Industrial Light and Magic;
Matte World Digital; Pacific Ocean Post Digital Film
Group; Rhythm and Hues
Visual Effects Supervisors: Charles Gibson, Ellen Poon
Visual Effects Producer: Chad Merriam
Visual Effects Elements: Evan A. Nesbitt
CG Supervisor: Carl N. Frederick
Computer Animator: David Latour (uncredited)
Digital Artists: Jiri Jacknowitz, Tom Lamb
Render Coordinator: Brandon Craig (uncredited)
Digital Compositor: Michael Root
Digital Matte Artist: Brett Northcutt
1st Assistant Director: Liz Ryan
Editorial Technical Assistant: Ian McCamey
Motion Control Operator: Michael Leben (uncredited)
Industrial Light
and Magic
Visual Effects Producer: Stephanie Hornish
Visual Effects Production Coordinator: David Valentin
3D Camera Matchmove Artist: R.D. Wegener
Digital Artists: David Weitzberg, Adrian Graham
(uncredited)
Visual Effects Production Assistant: Camille Eden
Matte World
Digital
Visual Effects Supervisor: Craig Barron
Pacific Ocean
Post Digital Film Group
Digital Effects Compositor: Bob Wiatr
Rhythm and Hues
2D Supervisor: Betsy Paterson
CG Animators: Brian Dowrick, Nancy Kato
DESIGN AND SET
CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Terence Marsh
Art Director: William Cruse
Set Designers: Dianne Wager, Donald B. Woodruff
Set Decorator: Michael Seirton
Set Dresser: Melanie S. Chretin
Property Master: Maureen Farley
Assistant Props: Merdyce McClaran
Stand-By Property Maker: Eric Karas
Construction Coordinators: Edward F. LaLone, Sebastian
Milito
Art Department Coordinator: M. Beatriz Kerti
Art Department Assistant: Rocco J. Hindman
Storyboard Artist: Pete von Sholly
Lead Man: Christopher Neely
Swing Gang: C.J. Pyles
Title Designer: Brian King
MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Susan Malerstein-Watkins
Script Supervisor (Present Day Unit): Dea Cantu
Accounting Assistant: Jessica Klein
Production Assistants: Michael Peterson, Kevin McNamara
(uncredited)
Production Assistant To Frank Darabont: Brett Z. Hill
Production Assistant (Tennessee): Blake McClure
Production Secretary: Robert Catron
Production Secretary (Present Day Unit): Melissa N.
Savage
Head Animal Trainer: Boone Narr
Mule Wrangler: Malcolm J. Jessup
Transportation Coordinators: A. Welch Lambeth, Andy
Straub
Drivers: Ben C. Giller, Chris McDade (uncredited)
Craft Service: David 'Cajun' Guilbeau
Dialect Coach: Jessica Drake
Unit Publicist: Ernie Malik
Video Archivist: Constantine Nasr
Construction Medic: Alex Barnoya
LOCATIONS
Locations: Blowing Rock, North Carolina, USA; College
Grove, Tennessee, USA; Columbia, Tennessee, USA;
Lewisburg, Tennessee, USA; Nashville, Tennessee, USA;
Nolensville, Tennessee, USA; Shelbyville, Tennessee, USA
Assistant Location Manager: Al D. Eakes (uncredited)
Location Scout (Northern California): Rory Enke
STUNTS
Stunt Coordinators: Boone Narr, Jeff Imada
Stunts: Tom Huff, Clay Boss, Danielle Burgio, H.D.
Burton, Kerry Rossall, Ray Lykins, Steven Chambers, Tim
A. Davison, Jimmy N. Roberts (uncredited)
Stunt Double For Sam Rockwell: Clark Tucker
CASTING
Casting: Mali Finn
Extras Casting (Tennessee): Kim Petrosky
Casting Associate: Maureen Whalen
Extras Casting Assistant: Kim McCray
CAST
Tom Hanks (Paul Edgecomb)
David Morse (Brutus Howell)
Bonnie Hunt (Jan Edgecomb)
Michael Clarke Duncan (John Coffey)
James Cromwell (Warden Hal Moores)
Michael Jeter (Eduard 'Del' Delacroix)
Graham Greene (Arlen Bitterbuck)
Doug Hutchison (Percy Wetmore)
Sam Rockwell (William '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 C. Miles (Orderly Hector)
Rai Tasco (man in nursing home)
Edrie Warner (lady in nursing home)
Paula Malcomson (Marjorie Detterick)
Christopher Ives (Howie Detterick)
Evanne Drucker (Katie 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 (Caleb Hammersmith
Katelyn Leavenworth (Hammersmith's daughter
Bill Gratton (Earl)
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)
Reverend David E. Browning (Reverend at funeral)
Phil Hawn (police photographer - uncredited)
Jade Herrera (Bitterbuck's daughter - uncredited)
Todd Thompson (prison guard - uncredited) PLOT SUMMARY
Paul Edgecomb is a guard
on Death row in the 1930's whose life is turned around by
one of the prisoners. Eight foot tall John Coffey is
brought in after being found guilty of the killing of two
young children and seems to be afraid of the dark. But
Edgecomb comes to believe that Coffey is not only innocent but that he may also have strange powers... AVAILABILITY
Argentina
Theatrical Distributor: Warner Bros.
Video Distributor: Argentina Video Home
Germany
DVD Distributor: Warner Home Video (Z5 C2579; includes -
Walking the Mile documentary)
International
Theatrical Distributor: United International Pictures
Japan
Theatrical Distributors: GAGA Communications / GAGA Humax
Inc
Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Warner Sogefilms S.A.
UK
DVD Distributor: Warner Home Video (DOC2579; includes -
Walking the Mile documentary)
USA
Theatrical Distributor: Warner Bros.
DVD Distributor: Warner Home Video (C2579; includes -
Walking the Mile documentary)
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Argentina
Rating: 16
Australia
Rating: MA
Belgium
Rating: KT
Chile
Rating: 18
Finland
Rating: K-14
France
Rating: -12
Germany
Rating: 12
Ireland
Rating: 18
Netherlands
Rating: 16
New Zealand
Rating: R16
Norway
Rating: 15
Portugal
Rating: M/16
Singapore
Rating: PG
Sweden
Rating: 15
Switzerland
Rating: 16
UK
Rating: 18
USA
Rating: R (for violence, language and some sex-related
material) AWARDS
2000
Academy Awards, USA
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Michael Clarke Duncan) -
nominated
Best Picture (Frank Darabont, David Valdes) - nominated
Best Sound (Willie D. Burton, Michael Herbick, Robert J.
Litt, Elliot Tyson) - nominated
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously
Produced or Published (Frank Darabont) - nominated
Academy of
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA (Saturn
Awards)
Best Action / Adventure / Thriller - winner
Best Supporting Actor (Michael Clarke Duncan) - winner
Best Supporting Actress (Patricia Clarkson) - winner
Best Director (Frank Darabont) - nominated
Best Music (Thomas Newman) - nominated
Blockbuster
Entertainment Awards, USA
Favorite Actor: Drama (Tom Hanks) - winner
Favorite Supporting Actor: Drama (Michael Clarke Duncan)
- nominated
Favorite Supporting Actress: Drama (Bonnie Hunt) -
nominated
Bram Stoker
Awards, USA
Best Screenplay (Frank Darabont) - nominated
Broadcast Film
Critics Association Awards, USA
Best Screenplay, Adapted (Frank Darabont) - winner
Best Supporting Actor (Michael Clarke Duncan) - winner
Best Picture - nominated
Chicago Film
Critics Association Awards, USA
Best Supporting Actor (Michael Clarke Duncan) - nominated
Most Promising Actor (Michael Clarke Duncan) - nominated
Directors Guild
of America, USA
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
(Frank Darabont) - nominated
Golden Globes,
USA
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a
Motion Picture (Michael Clarke Duncan) - nominated
Golden Satellite
Awards, USA
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama
(Doug Hutchison) - nominated
Image Awards,
USA
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (Michael Clarke
Duncan) - nominated
MTV Movie
Awards, USA
Breakthrough Male Performance (Michael Clarke Duncan) -
nominated
Motion Picture
Sound Editors, USA
Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR
(Julia Evershade, Mark A. Mangini) - nominated
Best Sound Editing: Effects and Foley (Howell Gibbens,
Aaron Glascock, Mark A. Mangini, Solange S. Schwalbe,
David E. Stone) - nominated
Online Film
Critics Society Awards, USA
Best Ensemble Cast Performance - nominated
Best Screenplay, Adapted (Frank Darabont) - nominated
Best Supporting Actor (Michael Clarke Duncan) - nominated
Political Film
Society, USA
Human Rights Award - winner
Screen Actors
Guild Awards, USA
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion
Picture (Patricia Clarkson, James Cromwell, Jeffrey
DeMunn, Michael Clarke Duncan, Graham Greene, Tom Hanks,
Bonnie Hunt, Doug Hutchison, Michael Jeter, David Morse,
Barry Pepper, Sam Rockwell, Harry Dean Stanton) -
nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting
Role (Michael Clarke Duncan) - nominated
USC Scripter
Award, USA
Scripter Award (Frank Darabont, Stephen King) - nominated
2001
People's Choice Awards, USA
Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture - winner
Favorite Motion Picture - winner
Science Fiction
and Fantasy Writers of America, USA
Nebula Award Best Script (Frank Darabont) - nominated TIMELINE
1998
July
Day Unknown: USA - production begins
December
Day Unknown: USA - production ends
1999
December
6: USA - theatrical premiere
10: USA - theatrical release
February
10: Australia, Germany - theatrical release
11: Finland, Norway, Sweden - theatrical release
17: Switzerland (German speaking region) - theatrical
release
18: Israel - theatrical premiere
24: Israel - theatrical release
25: Denmark, UK (London) - theatrical release
March
1: Belgium, France - theatrical release
2: Argentina - theatrical release
3: Iceland, UK - theatrical release
8: Turkey - theatrical release
9: Hong Kong, Malaysia, Netherlands - theatrical release
10: Brazil, Italy - theatrical release
15: Venezuela - theatrical release
16: Czech Republic, New Zealand, Singapore - theatrical
release
23: Croatia - theatrical release
24: Poland - theatrical release
25: Japan - theatrical release
31: Portugal - theatrical release
April
26: Kuwait - theatrical release
27: Hungary - theatrical release
October
20: Estonia - theatrical release
2000
June
13: USA - DVD release (Warner Home Video (C2579))
August
24: Germany - DVD release (Warner Home Video (Z5 C2579))
October
30: UK - DVD release (Warner Home Video (DOC2579))
2001
May
31: Slovenia - theatrical release POSTER TAGS
Miracles do happen.
Miracles happen in the most unexpected
places.
Paul Edgecomb didn't believe in miracles.
Until the day he met one.
This is a story about a miracle where I
work... The Green Mile.
Walk a mile you'll never forget. ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Stephen King's The Green Mile
Den grřnne mil - Danish title
Milagros inesperados - Argentinian title
La milla verde - Spanish title
Vihreä maili - Finnish title
La ligne verte - French Canadian /
French title
Halálsoron - Hungarian title
Il miglio verde - Italian title
Ŕ Espera de Um Milagre - Brazilian /
Portugese title
Den gröna milen - Swedish title REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Cinefantastique vol.31
no.3 (March 1999) p.7 (USA)
article (Stephen King's The Green Mile by Douglas Eby)
Entertainment Weekly no.490
(18 June 1999) pp.19-20 (USA)
production notes (A 'Mile' to Go by David Hochman)
Entertainment Weekly no.495
(23 July 1999) p.16 (USA)
article ('Green' Acher by David Hochman)
Entertainment Weekly no.516
(10 December 1999) pp.28-34; pp.73-74 (USA)
article (The Greening of America by David Hochman);
review (Jailhouse Rocked (B) by Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Entertainment Weekly no.545
(16 June 2000) p.67 (USA)
review (Video: Divine Justice (A-) by Bruce Fretts)
Premičre February /
March 2000 p. 66 (France)
review (by Jean-Yves Katelan)
Premiere vol.11 no.5
(January 1999) pp.27-28 (USA)
production notes (The Executioner's Psalm)
Rolling Stone no.830 (30
December 1999) p.150 (USA)
review (by Peter Travers)
Starlog no.275 June 2000
pp.90-95 (USA)
interview with Eve Brent (by Tom Weaver)
Variety vol.377 no.3 (29
November 1999) pp.56, 70 (USA)
review (Fine acting in 'Mile's' over-long walk by Todd
McCarthy)
NEWSPAPERS
Diário de Notícias 31
March 2000 (Portugal)
review (by Joăo Miguel Tavares)
Svenska Dagbladet 11
February 2000 (Sweden)
review (Bland dödsdömda by Ludvig Hertzberg) KEYWORDS
book into film; prisons;
jails; gaols; prisoners; strait jackets; twist ending;
prison guards; capital punishment; racism; psychiatric
hospitals; miracles; electric chairs; flashbacks; nursing
homes; mice; the supernatural; death row; esp; healers;
spiritual healing; executions; christianity; brain
tumours
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