The Shawshank Redemption · written by Frank Darabont · 1994

Alone in his cell, Andy dresses and takes in his confinement.

Scene 16 of 249 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

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Begins 13 min into a 1:57 film

The story so farBefore scene 16

After a banker is wrongly imprisoned for murder, he uses patience, expertise, and friendship to survive Shawshank and build a path to freedom.

Scenes 1–8
Andy’s former life and conviction frame a banker whose apparent control has vanished.
Scenes 9–10
Inside prison, Andy needs a way to survive without surrendering the inner self he is trying to protect.
Scene 11
Andy crosses Shawshank’s gate and enters the prison system that will define his life.
Just before
Scene 13
The newcomers endure humiliating medical inspections.
Scene 14
The naked newcomers sit in the chapel as the chaplain recites scripture.
Scene 15
Andy and the other newcomers enter Cellblock Five amid taunts from the inmates.
Scene 16
This scene

16INT -- ANDY'S CELL -- NIGHT (1947)

The bars slam home. Andy is alone in his cell, clutching his clothes. He gazes around at his new surroundings, taking it in. He slowly begins to dress himself...