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Sanctuary
Sanctuary

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...

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

5.143/10

Release Date

18 April 1961

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

Gov. Drake

Jean Carson

Jean Carson

Norma

Reta Shaw

Reta Shaw

Miss Reba

Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Dog Boy

William Mims

William Mims

Lee

Marge Redmond

Marge Redmond

Flossie

Jean Bartel

Jean Bartel

Swede

Hope Du Bois

Hope Du Bois

Mamie

Pamela Raymond

Pamela Raymond

Cora

Dona Lorenson

Dona Lorenson

Connie

Enid Jones

Enid Jones

Jackie

Linden Chiles

Linden Chiles

Randy

Kim Hector

Kim Hector

Bucky Stevens

Voltaire Perkins

Voltaire Perkins

Judge

Robert Gothie

Robert Gothie

Gus

Wyatt Cooper

Wyatt Cooper

Tommy

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