A movie, based on a novel by Stephen King featuring Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecomb, a prison guard at the death row (called "The Green Mile") in 1935. Paul and the other guards (being in their very psychically-pressuring job) form special relationships with their prisoners, which are doomed to end as soon as their execution's date comes. One day, a huge black prisoner named John Coffey arrives, after being convicted for a horrible crime - and turns out to be the most remarkable and amazing of all.

The movie pictures in detail a couple of electric chair executions, some of them being pretty terrifying. The movie itself is very touching and dramatic at some moments, and generally a very good movie.

A serialized novel written by Stephen King and published by NAL/Dutton in 1996. The Green Mile was published in six parts beginning in February of 1996 and ending in July of the same year.

Later (1999) combined into compilation novel of the same name and remarketted.

Recently made into a popular movie staring Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan. Directed by Frank Darabont (Director of the Shawshank Redemption)