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.
Tom Hanks | Paul Edgecomb |
Michael Clarke Duncan | John Coffey |
Bonnie Hunt | Jan Edgecomb |
David Morse | Brutus "Brutal" Howell |
Michael Jeter | Eduard Delacroix |
Graham Greene | Arlen Bitterbuck |
Patricia Clarkson | Melinda Moores |
Dabbs Greer | Old Paul Edgecomb |
Gary Sinise | Lawyer Burt Hammersmith |
Doug Hutchison | Percy Wetmore |
Sam Rockwell | 'Wild Bill' Wharton |
James Cromwell | Warden Hal Moores |