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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Predicate Object
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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