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... 1961-04-18 United States of America 90 Min. PG-13
5.3 6 votes

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.

Cast

Lee Remick is Temple Drake
Temple Drake
Yves Montand is Candy Man
Candy Man
Bradford Dillman is Gowan Stevens
Gowan Stevens
Harry Townes is Ira Bobbitt
Ira Bobbitt
Odetta is Nancy Mannigoe
Nancy Mannigoe
Howard St. John is Gov. Drake
Gov. Drake
Jean Carson is Norma
Norma
Reta Shaw is Miss Reba
Miss Reba
Strother Martin is Dog Boy
Dog Boy
William Mims is Lee
Lee
Marge Redmond is Flossie
Flossie
Jean Bartel is Swede
Swede

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