Powerpoint by Lucrezia Busato

1. -The setting,
the main actors
-the film in a
Nutshell
- the main characters
- the
issues

2. Actors
Tom Hanks: Paul Edgecombbe
Michael Clarke Duncan: John Coffey
MichaelJeter: Eduard Delacroix
DougHutchison: Percy Wetmore
SamRockwell: "Wild Bill" Wharton
A film inspired by Stephen King's romance

3. Summary
The Green Mile in Cold Mountain Penintentiary in Georgia is the corridor
between the cells that is covered in green linoleum.
. It is the last corridor that leads convicts to their death
A black man is accused of being a murderer, but he is innocent
and he has a special gift...

4. Paul
I need to
go out...
An extraordinary prison guard.
He treats convicts with humanity and dignity, because
they are people who deserve respect even if they
have committed crimes and they should die by the
electric chair. He tries to avoid conflicts and keep
peace whenever possible.

5. Persy
He is a bad guard, he is the opposite
of Paul. He botches an execution.
He torments the prisoners and treats them
like animals. He keeps his job because
he is related to the governament.

6. John Coffey Heaven... I'm in
heaven...
A black man accused of murder awaiting
his death sentence on the death row.
He represents a «landmark» in Paul’s life; the
two of them become inseparable people.

7. Eduard Dellacroix
Hei Mr. Jingles...
He is shy, he is essentially a coward,
he considers a mouse a great friend.
He dies a horrible death caused by Persy.

8. Billy the kid
This is not his real name, he prefers being called "Billy theKid", a name
which he has tattooed on his forearm. When he first arrives, he manages
to convince the guards that he is in a drugged stupor, only to attack them.

9. Issues
-The unjustice of the
system
-The relationship between the guards and the convicts
-Humanity in prison
-The relationship between husband and wife

10. Issues
-The unjustice of the
system
-The relationship between the guards and the convicts
-Humanity in prison
-The relationship between husband and wife