Yes, there are instances of irony in "The Shawshank Redemption." One example is when Andy escapes from Shawshank prison through a tunnel he dug over the course of many years, demonstrating the irony of freedom coming from within the confines of a prison. Another example is when Warden Norton is revealed to be corrupt despite projecting a righteous image.
Frank Darabont directed The Shawshank Redemption(1994).
Shawshank Redemption.
The Shawshank Redemption was released on 09/23/1994.
The Shawshank Redemption was created on 1994-09-23.
The duration of The Shawshank Redemption is 2.37 hours.
Robert Gunton played the warden in Shawshank Redemption.
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Tim Robbins played Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption.
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It is based on a short story by Stephen King called "Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption". You can find the whole story online on many sites, usually as a .pdf.
Stephen King wrote the novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption on which the 1994 movie The Shawshank Redemption is based. It appears with three other novellas in a book called "Different Seasons".
"The Shawshank Redemption" is not based on a true story. It is a work of fiction adapted from a novella by Stephen King.