Based on a Stephen King novel, Death Row guards at a penitentiary, in the 1930's, have a moral dilemma with their jobs, when they discover one of their prisoners, a convicted murderer, has healing powers. Movie "Paul Edgecomb didn't believe in miracles. Until the day he met one." A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power... The Green Mile is a 1999 American fantasy crime drama film written, directed and co-produced by Frank Darabont and based on the 1996 novel by Stephen King. It stars Tom Hanks as a death row prison guard during the Great Depression who witnesses supernatural events following the arrival of an enigmatic convict (Michael Clarke Duncan) at his facility. David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Sam Rockwell, and James Cromwell appear in supporting roles. The Green Mile is a 1999 American epic fantasy drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and based on the 1996 novel by Stephen King. It stars Tom Hanks as a death row prison guard during the Great Depression who witnesses supernatural events following the arrival of an enigmatic convict at his facility.