The Green Mile film directed by Frank Darabont was released in theaters.
The Green Mile novel by Stephen King was published as a serial novel in six parts.
Tom Hanks was cast as the lead character Paul Edgecomb in The Green Mile movie.
Filming of The Green Mile began in the United States.
The Green Mile was released on DVD for home viewing.
John Coffey is brought to Cold Mountain Penitentiary and assigned to the E Block, the death row known as the Green Mile.
Paul Edgecombe, the prison guard and head of the death row unit, first meets John Coffey and begins to discover his mysterious abilities.
John uses his supernatural healing powers to cure Paul of a severe urinary tract infection.
John cures Warden Hal Moores’ wife of a brain tumor by laying hands upon her privately.
Eduard Delacroix, one of the death row inmates, is executed after being granted a last meal and a pet mouse named Mr. Jingles.
Wild Bill Wharton, another inmate, kills the prison cat and injures a guard before being subdued and eventually executed.
John demonstrates his innocence by revealing the real murderer of the two girls, confessing his innocence for the crimes he was accused of.
Despite his innocence and supernatural gifts, John Coffey is executed on the electric chair after a final emotional goodbye.
Paul reflects on the events of the Green Mile years later, recounting his experience with John Coffey and the other inmates.
