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Sanctuary
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5.4In 1920s rural Mississippi, Nancy Mannigoe, an African-American servant, is placed on death row for the murder of Temple Drake's infant child. Temple, the daughter of the governor, pleads with her father to exonerate Nancy of the charges, explaining that Nancy acted in haste to prevent her from resuming her affair with a roguish Cajun called Candy Man. Details of Temple's sordid past are uncovered as she begs mercy for her faithful servant.
Released: 1961-04-1890 minDir: Tony RichardsonDrama
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Cast
- Lee Remick as Temple Drake
- Yves Montand as Candy Man
- Bradford Dillman as Gowan Stevens
- Harry Townes as Ira Bobbitt
- Odetta as Nancy Mannigoe
- Howard St. John as Gov. Drake
Themes
- bootlegger
- rape
- based on novel or book
- remake
- privileged life
- literary adaptation
- society girl
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Requiem for a Nun
- Director
- Tony Richardson
- Screenwriter
- James Poe
- Cast member
- Harry Townes
- Composer
- Alex North
- Producer
- Darryl F. Zanuck
- Narrative location
- Mississippi
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 894193
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- publication date
- 1965-11-00
- title
- Sanctuary
- distributed by
- 20th Century Studios
- color
- black-and-white
- film editor
- Robert L. Simpson
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