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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...
Drama
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1961-04-18
⌚ Running Time: 90 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.3

Beloved Cast

Lee Remick original image
Temple Drake
Lee Remick
Yves Montand original image
Candy Man
Yves Montand
Bradford Dillman original image
Gowan Stevens
Bradford Dillman
Harry Townes original image
Ira Bobbitt
Harry Townes
Odetta original image
Nancy Mannigoe
Odetta
Howard St. John original image
Gov. Drake
Howard St. John
Jean Carson original image
Norma
Jean Carson
Reta Shaw original image
Miss Reba
Reta Shaw
Strother Martin original image
Dog Boy
Strother Martin
William Mims original image
Lee
William Mims
Marge Redmond original image
Flossie
Marge Redmond
Jean Bartel original image
Swede
Jean Bartel
Hope Du Bois original image
Mamie
Hope Du Bois
Pamela Raymond original image
Cora
Pamela Raymond
Dona Lorenson original image
Connie
Dona Lorenson
Enid Jones original image
Jackie
Enid Jones
Linden Chiles original image
Randy
Linden Chiles
Kim Hector original image
Bucky Stevens
Kim Hector
Voltaire Perkins original image
Judge
Voltaire Perkins
Robert Gothie original image
Gus
Robert Gothie
Wyatt Cooper original image
Tommy
Wyatt Cooper

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