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Sanctuary (1961) is a drama film directed by Tony Richardson. The film, based on the William Faulkner novels Sanctuary and Requiem for a Nun, is about the black maid of a white woman who kills the latter's newborn in order to give her employer a way out of a predicament, and then faces the death penalty.
Original Release
03/08/1961
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lee Remick | Temple Drake |
Yves Montand | Candy Man |
Bradford Dillman | Gowan Stevens |
Harry Townes | Ira Bobbitt |
Odetta | Nancy Mannigoe |
Howard St. John | Governor Drake / Gov. Drake |
Jean Carson | Norma |
Reta Shaw | Miss Reba |
Strother Martin | Dog Boy |
William Mims | Lee |
Directors
Writers
Ruth Ford, James Poe, William Faulkner
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lee Remick | Temple Drake |
Yves Montand | Candy Man |
Bradford Dillman | Gowan Stevens |
Harry Townes | Ira Bobbitt |
Odetta | Nancy Mannigoe |
Howard St. John | Governor Drake / Gov. Drake |
Jean Carson | Norma |
Reta Shaw | Miss Reba |
Strother Martin | Dog Boy |
William Mims | Lee |
Marge Redmond | Flossie |
Jean Bartel | Swede |
Hope Du Bois | Mamie |
Pamela Raymond | Cora |
Dona Lorenson | Connie |
Enid Jones | Jackie |
Linden Chiles | Randy |
Kim Hector | Bucky Stevens |
Voltaire Perkins | Judge |
Robert Gothie | Gus |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
Richard D. Zanuck | Producer |