Shawshank Redemption Index Exclusive ((better)) File

Directed by Frank Darabont and based on Stephen King's novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption , the film chronicles the 19-year journey of Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) in the brutal Shawshank State Penitentiary.

| Index Category | Value | Significance | |----------------|-------|---------------| | (Andy) | 19 | From 1947 to 1966 | | Feet of sewage crawled | 500 | Freedom tunnel | | Walls chiseled (approx.) | 1,000+ bricks | Over decades | | Beers on rooftop | 6 | For the tar crew | | Letters written to state senate | 2 per week (6+ years) | Total ~624 | | Miles of prison wall | 30 ft high | Symbol of hope vs. institutionalization | shawshank redemption index exclusive

Andy Dufresne crawled through 500 yards of shit-smelling foulness. Most of us can't crawl through a 45-minute commute. But the index is indifferent to your suffering. It only measures your trajectory. Directed by Frank Darabont and based on Stephen