Sanctuary
From the Nobel Prize winner...the unadorned truth about the governor's daughter...seared by the fires of her desperate desires...tormented by the new-found emotions within her...
- 1961
- Rated NR
- 1h 30m
- Drama
Overview
In 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.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Sanctuary and Requiem for a Nun
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Setting
Set in Mississippi
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Music
Music by Alex North
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Ellsworth Fredericks
Details
- Director
- Writers
- James PoeScreenplay
- William FaulknerNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 18, 1961
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Production
Cast
Lee RemickTemple Drake
Yves MontandCandy Man
Bradford DillmanGowan Stevens
Harry TownesIra Bobbitt
OdettaNancy Mannigoe
Howard St. JohnGovernor Drake
Jean CarsonNorma
Strother MartinDog Boy
Reta ShawMiss Reba- William MimsLee
Marge RedmondFlossie (uncredited)- Jean BartelSwede (uncredited)
- Hope Du BoisMamie (uncredited)
- Pamela RaymondCora (uncredited)
- Dona LorensonConnie (uncredited)
- Enid JonesJackie (uncredited)
- Linden ChilesRandy (uncredited)
Kim HectorBucky Stevens (uncredited)- Voltaire PerkinsJudge (uncredited)
- Robert GothieGus (uncredited)
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