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The Green Mile

The Green Mile

Paul Edgecomb didn't believe in miracles. Until the day he met one.
Dec 10, 1999 3h 9m
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Synopsis

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.

Title The Green Mile
Companies Castle Rock Entertainment, Darkwoods Productions
Countries United States of America
Keywords mentally disabled, based on novel or book, southern usa, psychopath, death row, jail guard, supernatural, great depression, prison guard, jail, electric chair, torture, magic realism, healing, hopeless, grim, 1930s, abuse of power, inspirational, authoritarian, demeaning, pessimistic
Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Paul Edgecomb
David Morse

David Morse

Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
Bonnie Hunt

Bonnie Hunt

Jan Edgecomb
James Cromwell

James Cromwell

Warden Hal Moores
Michael Jeter

Michael Jeter

Eduard Delacroix
Graham Greene

Graham Greene

Arlen Bitterbuck
Doug Hutchison

Doug Hutchison

Percy Wetmore
Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell

'Wild Bill' Wharton
Barry Pepper

Barry Pepper

Dean Stanton
Jeffrey DeMunn

Jeffrey DeMunn

Harry Terwilliger
Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson

Melinda Moores
Dabbs Greer

Dabbs Greer

Old Paul Edgecomb
Eve Brent

Eve Brent

Elaine Connelly
William Sadler

William Sadler

Klaus Detterick
Mack Miles

Mack Miles

Orderly Hector
Rai Tasco

Rai Tasco

Man in Nursing Home
Edrie Warner

Edrie Warner

Lady in Nursing Home
Paula Malcomson

Paula Malcomson

Marjorie Detterick
Evanne Drucker

Evanne Drucker

Kathe Detterick
Bailey Drucker

Bailey Drucker

Cora Detterick
Brian Libby

Brian Libby

Sheriff McGee
Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

Jack Van Hay
Gary Sinise

Gary Sinise

Burt Hammersmith
Rachel Singer

Rachel Singer

Cynthia Hammersmith
Scotty Leavenworth

Scotty Leavenworth

Hammersmith's Son
Katelyn Leavenworth

Katelyn Leavenworth

Hammersmith's Daughter
Bill Gratton

Bill Gratton

Earl the Plumber
Dee Croxton

Dee Croxton

Woman at Del's Execution
Rebecca Klingler

Rebecca Klingler

Wife at Del's Execution
Gary Imhoff

Gary Imhoff

Husband at Del's Execution
Van Epperson

Van Epperson

Police Officer
David E. Browning

David E. Browning

Reverend at Funeral
Tommy Barnes

Tommy Barnes

Tower Guard (uncredited)
Wes Hall

Wes Hall

Prisoner (uncredited)
Phil Hawn

Phil Hawn

Police Photographer (uncredited)
Judy Herrera

Judy Herrera

Bitterbuck's Daughter (uncredited)
Gower Mills

Gower Mills

Inmate (uncredited)
Garth Shaw

Garth Shaw

Inmate (uncredited)
Jared Stovall

Jared Stovall

Inmate (uncredited)
Todd Thompson

Todd Thompson

Prison Guard (uncredited)
Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Self (archive footage)