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The Shawshank Redemption, a 1994 classic, has been voted the greatest movie of all time.

Updated on: Jan 28, 2006, 16:39:00 IST

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The Shawshank Redemption has been voted the greatest movie of all time in a poll of 20,000 readers of Empire movie magazine.

The 1994 classic, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, beat Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back into second place, with Lord of the Rings favourite The Fellowship Of The Ring ranking third slot in the list of the greatest movies.

Star Wars came in fourth, while The Godfather rounded the top five, reports News.com

Meanwhile, Australian actress Cate Blanchett has been named the greatest actress of all time, and Harrison Ford and Robert De Niro have emerged as the most popular actors in the list of the 201 greatest films.

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg maintains his position as the biggest-name director.

The top five greatest movie of all time, per Empire movie magazine are:

1. The Shawshank Redemption

2. The Empire Strikes Back

3. The Fellowship Of The Ring

4. Star Wars

5. The Godfather

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