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.
Paul Edgecomb
Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
Jan Edgecomb
John Coffey
Warden Hal Moores
Eduard Delacroix
Arlen Bitterbuck
Percy Wetmore
'Wild Bill' Wharton
Dean Stanton
Harry Terwilliger
Melinda Moores
Toot-Toot
Old Paul Edgecomb
Elaine Connelly
Klaus Detterick
Orderly Hector
Marjorie Detterick
Sheriff McGee
Bill Dodge
Jack Van Hay
Burt Hammersmith
Cynthia Hammersmith
Hammersmith's Son
Woman at Del's Execution
Wife at Del's Execution
Husband at Del's Execution
Police Officer
Tower Guard (uncredited)
Police Photographer (uncredited)
Bitterbuck's Daughter (uncredited)
Inmate (uncredited)
Prison Guard (uncredited)
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