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.


Paul Edgecomb didn't believe in miracles. Until the day he met one.
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Tom Hanks
Paul Edgecomb

David Morse
Brutus 'Brutal' Howell

Bonnie Hunt
Jan Edgecomb

Michael Clarke Duncan
John Coffey

James Cromwell
Warden Hal Moores

Michael Jeter
Eduard Delacroix

Graham Greene
Arlen Bitterbuck

Doug Hutchison
Percy Wetmore

Sam Rockwell
'Wild Bill' Wharton
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