The Green Mile

Plot Summary

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.

Cast

• Tom Hanks

  as Paul Edgecomb

• David Morse

  as Brutus 'Brutal' Howell

• Bonnie Hunt

  as Jan Edgecomb

• Michael Clarke Duncan

  as John Coffey

• James Cromwell

  as Warden Hal Moores