《肖申克的救赎》改编自斯蒂芬・金(Stephen King)的中篇小说《丽塔・海华丝和肖申克的救赎》(Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption)。斯蒂芬・金在80年代以5,000美元将电影改编权卖给了当时尚不知名的导演弗兰克・达拉邦特。几年后剧本写出来时，迅速在好莱坞传开。

Martin Shafer, a co-founder of Castle Rock Entertainment, was at an airport when he got a call from a colleague. 'She said, 'You've got to read this script right away. This story pays off like a slot machine,'' Mr. Shafer recalls.

城堡岩石娱乐公司联合创始人马丁・舍费尔(Martin Shafer)在机场时接到同事的电话。他回忆说：“她说：‘你应该马上看这个剧本。这故事会像老虎机一样赚钱。’”

Castle Rock, which took its name from one of Mr. King's fictional settings, was interested and executives there reached a deal with Mr. Darabont. But when studio co-founder Rob Reiner read the script, he broached the idea of directing it himself. He'd already directed films based on Mr. King's work, 'Stand By Me' and 'Misery,' and he'd just made 'A Few Good Men' with Tom Cruise and was looking to team up with the actor on a new project. So Castle Rock offered Mr. Darabont a 'pay-and-play' deal under which he would get a few million dollars and a guarantee to direct another movie, if he agreed to turn 'Shawshank' over to Mr. Reiner. 'We were making [Mr. Darabont] a multimillionaire,' Mr. Shafer said.

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