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Sanctuary

19611h 30m5.4/ 10 · TMDB · 13 votes
Drama

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.

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Directed by Tony Richardson

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Lee Remick
Lee Remick

Temple Drake

Yves Montand
Yves Montand

Candy Man

Bradford Dillman
Bradford Dillman

Gowan Stevens

Harry Townes
Harry Townes

Ira Bobbitt

Odetta
Odetta

Nancy Mannigoe

Howard St. John
Howard St. John

Governor Drake

Jean Carson
Jean Carson

Norma

Strother Martin
Strother Martin

Dog Boy

Reta Shaw
Reta Shaw

Miss Reba

William Mims

Lee

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Film details

Released18 Apr 1961
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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Marge Redmond
Marge Redmond

Flossie (uncredited)

Jean Bartel

Swede (uncredited)