Q 01/05

In what year was The Shawshank Redemption released in cinemas?

A) 1995

B) 1997

C) 1999

D) 1994

Answer · why

D) 1994

It opened the same autumn as Pulp Fiction and was quickly buried by bigger films, only finding its audience on video and cable.

Q 02/05

Who wrote and directed the film?

A) Frank Darabont

B) Jonathan Demme

C) Barry Levinson

D) Rob Reiner

Answer · why

A) Frank Darabont

It was his feature directing debut; he later adapted two more stories by the same author, The Green Mile and The Mist.

Q 03/05

Which author wrote the novella the film is based on?

A) Stephen King

B) Richard Price

C) John Grisham

D) Cormac McCarthy

Answer · why

A) Stephen King

The studio mostly left the author's name out of the advertising, fearing audiences would expect a horror movie.

Q 04/05

What is the full title of the 1982 novella?

A) Marilyn Monroe and Shawshank Redemption

B) Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption

C) Ava Gardner and Shawshank Redemption

D) The Shawshank Redemption of Andy Dufresne

Answer · why

B) Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption

The odd title led several people to audition for the nonexistent role of the actress, including a man in drag.

Q 05/05

The novella first appeared in which 1982 collection?

A) Night Shift

B) Different Seasons

C) Four Past Midnight

D) Skeleton Crew

Answer · why

B) Different Seasons

The same collection contains The Body, which became Stand by Me, and Apt Pupil.