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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
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 894193
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- publication date
- 1965-11-00
- title
- Sanctuary
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20th Century Studios
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New Orleans
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William Faulkner
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Doris Lessing
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Yves Montand
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All About Eve
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Categories
1961 American films1961 drama films1961 English-language films1961 films20th Century Fox filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican CinemaScope filmsAmerican drama filmsEnglish-language drama filmsFilms about prostitution in the United StatesFilms about rape in the United StatesFilms based on American novelsFilms based on multiple worksFilms based on works by William FaulknerFilms directed by Tony RichardsonFilms produced by Darryl F. ZanuckFilms scored by Alex NorthFilms set in MississippiFilms set in the 1920sFilms with screenplays by James PoeSouthern Gothic filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date