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Sanctuary

1961 • 1h30m Drama

Rating

5.0/10

Popularity

0

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.

Details

Director

Tony Richardson

Screenplay

James Poe

Cast

Lee Remick

Yves Montand

Bradford Dillman

Release date

4/18/1961

Status

Released

Origin country

US

Vote count

11