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Sanctuary

1961 1h 40m Drama List
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In 1920s rural Mississippi, Nancy Mannigoe (Odetta), an African-American servant, is placed on death row for the murder of Temple Drake's (Lee Remick) 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 (Yves Montand). Details of Temple's sordid past are uncovered as she begs mercy for her faithful servant. Read More Read Less

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Isabel Quigly The Spectator It is poker-faced and chilly and ridiculous. when it should have been rich and gory and circuitous and steamy and (perhaps) tragic. Jul 18, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In 1920s rural Mississippi, Nancy Mannigoe (Odetta), an African-American servant, is placed on death row for the murder of Temple Drake's (Lee Remick) 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 (Yves Montand). Details of Temple's sordid past are uncovered as she begs mercy for her faithful servant.
Director
Tony Richardson
Producer
Darryl F Zanuck, Richard D. Zanuck
Screenwriter
James Poe
Production Co
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 40m