Tim Robbins (Andy Dufresne), Morgan Freeman (Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding), Bob Gunton (Wärter Samuel Norton), William Sadler (Heywood), James Whitmore (Brooks Hatlen), Gil Bellows (Tommy Williams), Mark Rolston (Bogs Diamond), Clancy Brown (Captain Byron Hadley), Jeffrey DeMunn (Staatsanwalt), Jude Ciccolella (Wärter Mert), Paul McCrane (Wärter Trout), Brian Delate (Wärter Dekins), Larry Brandenburg (Skeet), Brian Libby (Floyd), David Proval (Snooze), Don McManus (Wärter Wiley), Ned Bellamy (Wärter Youngblood), Joseph Ragno (Ernie), Neil Giuntoli (Jigger), Frank Medrano (Fat Ass)