Red

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Red is a central character in Stephen King's novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" and its film adaptation, known as the wise, long-term inmate who befriends Andy Dufresne.

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instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption ⓘ
The Shawshank Redemption ⓘ
associatedTheme friendship ⓘ
hope versus institutionalization ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
basedOnWork Different Seasons (collection containing the novella) ⓘ
characterArc from institutionalized cynic to hopeful free man ⓘ
convictedOf murder ⓘ
creator Stephen King ⓘ
familyName Redding ⓘ
famousQuote Get busy living, or get busy dying. ⓘ
I’m the guy who can get it for you. ⓘ
firstAppearance Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (1982) ⓘ
firstFilmAppearance The Shawshank Redemption (1994) ⓘ
friendOf Andy Dufresne ⓘ
fullName Ellis Boyd Redding ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Ellis ⓘ
hairColorOriginOfNickname red hair (in novella backstory) ⓘ
imprisonedAt Shawshank State Penitentiary ⓘ
knownFor ability to get things ⓘ
cynical humor ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ
languageOfOriginalWork English ⓘ
medium feature film ⓘ
novella ⓘ
middleName Boyd ⓘ
narratorOf Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption ⓘ
The Shawshank Redemption ⓘ
nationalityInFilm American ⓘ
nationalityInNovella Irish ⓘ
nickname Red ⓘ
occupation inmate ⓘ
prison contraband smuggler ⓘ
paroleStatus eventually granted ⓘ
repeatedly denied ⓘ
portrayedBy Clancy Brown ⓘ
Morgan Freeman ⓘ
other actors (stage adaptations) ⓘ
roleInStory best friend of protagonist ⓘ
mentor ⓘ
narrative viewpoint character ⓘ
sentence life imprisonment ⓘ
setting Maine ⓘ
workOfFictionGenre drama film ⓘ
prison drama ⓘ

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