Beat me to it. Shawshank nicks a lot from Clint and Alcatraz. Papillon is another big fave prison movie.
Shawshank for me is by far the best prison film with the Green Mile my second favourite.. I would also rate Shawshank as a contender for my favouritite film of all time..
Although its not a film nothing beats Prisoner cell block H. I wish we had Bee Smith playing as a CB.
What we have here is a failure to communicate. Script was that good it got used in a Guns & Roses song
the great escape for me, colditz, Pappion, cool hand luke. Other prison films Brubaker, Shawshank, Scum. the chain gang 1930's.
Now that is a great film; the book is an excellent read but you wouldn't want to drop the bugger on your foot!
True story She used to sing at a lesbian club near a place I worked when I was in my teens. Came in for a meal and had a nice chat with her, boss asked me to ask her if we could take a pic. She agreed then went all "people pay me for my photo" and acting a right bitch. Tried to be nice, was only 17 ish at the time had to be restrained in the end so as not to punch her fat face in