Sanctuary (1961)
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.
Director:
Tony Richardson
Writer:
James Poe
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Lee Remick as Temple Drake |
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Yves Montand as Candy Man |
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Bradford Dillman as Gowan Stevens |
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Harry Townes as Ira Bobbitt |
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Odetta as Nancy Mannigoe |
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Howard St. John as Gov. Drake |
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Jean Carson as Norma |
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Reta Shaw as Miss Reba |
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Strother Martin as Dog Boy |
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William Mims as Lee |
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Marge Redmond as Flossie |
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Jean Bartel as Swede |
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Hope Du Bois as Mamie |
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Pamela Raymond as Cora |
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Dona Lorenson as Connie |
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Enid Jones as Jackie |
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Linden Chiles as Randy |
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Kim Hector as Bucky Stevens |
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Voltaire Perkins as Judge |
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Robert Gothie as Gus |
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Wyatt Cooper as Tommy |
| Directing | Tony Richardson | Director |
| Writing | Ruth Ford | Adaptation |
| Writing | James Poe | Screenplay |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Production | Richard D. Zanuck | Producer |
| Editing | Robert L. Simpson | Editor |
| Art | Duncan Cramer | Art Direction |
| Art | Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Art | Fred M. MacLean | Set Decoration |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donfeld | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Turpin | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Ellsworth Fredericks | Director of Photography |
| Writing | William Faulkner | Novel |
| Sound | Alex North | Original Music Composer |