![]() As Time magazine put it, "Like the best popular art, The Green Mile has the courage of its cornier convictions. Maybe it's a little too cute, maybe the pathos is laid on a little thick, but it's hard to resist the colorful personalities and simple wonders of this supernatural tale. The charming narrator is an old man looking back on the events, decades later. The setting is the small "death house" of a Southern prison in 1932. This novel taps into what Stephen King does best: character-driven storytelling. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the title page in Manchester, Vermont. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued, original slipcase. ![]() The Green Mile was nominated for a 1997 Bram Stoker Award and was made into the well-received motion picture directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan.įirst edition of this work, which tells the story of death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe's encounter with John Coffey, an unusual inmate who displays inexplicable healing and empathetic abilities. the palpable sense of King's sheer, unwavering belief in his tale is what makes the novel work as well as it finally does." And it's not a bad choice for giving to someone who doesn't understand the appeal of Stephen King, because the one scene that is out-and-out gruesome can be easily skipped by the squeamish. These volumes were signed in Manchester, Vermont. Each volume is signed by Stephen King on the title page. Octavo, 6 volumes, original illustrated wrappers. ![]() ![]() Never has an actor more richly deserved the recognition of an Academy Award nomination than Michael did for his performance as John Coffey.First edition of each of the six books published in self-contained monthly installments of this classic work, which tells the story of death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe's encounter with John Coffey, an unusual inmate who displays inexplicable healing and empathetic abilities. "What sticks most in my mind was his devotion to his craft and the strides he made as an artist during that time, which was beyond inspiring to those of us who took the journey with him. "Our experience making The Green Mile together was immersive and incredible, a once-in-a-lifetime journey," said director Frank Darabont of Duncan after the actor's death. ![]() His performance earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and resulted in the roles coming quickly for Clarke in following years until his death in 2012. At the time of his casting, he had appeared in movies like Friday and Armageddon, but it was really The Green Mile that established Clarke as a bona fide Hollywood star. The full cast of The Green Mile was pretty solid, though Michael Clarke Duncan really shined as John Coffey, turning the role into one of cinema's most memorable characters. Michael Clarke Duncan did an excellent job, so I think I made the right decision, because he did way better than I could've done. But the guy who played it did a wonderful job. I didn't want to play the down-South African American guy during slavery, you know what I mean? I didn't want to play that role. ![]()
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