The Bandit vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.4/10 for The Bandit). The Bandit is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h 22m. The Bandit is the older of the two (1946 against 1994). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Bandit
The Shawshank Redemption| The Bandit | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 1946 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 24m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alberto Lattuada | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Alessandro Tedeschi, Folco Lulli, Mino Doro, Anna Magnani, Amedeo Nazzari | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
The Bandit
Among others, Ernesto returns to Turin after the war from a German POW camp; his household destroyed and family deceased, he tries making an honest living.
The Shawshank Redemption
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
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