Sanctuary (1961)
Sanctuary (1961)
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...
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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Cast

Lee Remick Lee Remick As: Temple Drake
Yves Montand Yves Montand As: Candy Man
Bradford Dillman Bradford Dillman As: Gowan Stevens
Harry Townes Harry Townes As: Ira Bobbitt
Odetta Odetta As: Nancy Mannigoe
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: 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...
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 18 April 1961

Country: US

Runtime: 90m

Company Credits

Company: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox

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Costume and Makeup

Helen Turpin

Helen Turpin

Hairstylist

Donfeld

Donfeld

Costume Design

Ben Nye Jr.

Ben Nye Jr.

Makeup Artist

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Ellsworth Fredericks

Ellsworth Fredericks

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

Walter M. Scott

Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration

Jack Martin Smith

Jack Martin Smith

Art Direction

Duncan Cramer

Duncan Cramer

Art Direction

Fred M. MacLean

Fred M. MacLean

Set Decoration

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