Sanctuary (1961)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1961-04-18
Runtime: 90 minutes
Director: Tony Richardson
Top 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
- Jean Carson as Norma
- Reta Shaw as Miss Reba
- Strother Martin as Dog Boy
- William Mims as Lee
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