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...
1961 | 90m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Tony Richardson |
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| Writer: | Ruth Ford, James Poe, William Faulkner |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 18, 1961 |
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| Director: | Tony Richardson |
| Writer: | Ruth Ford, James Poe, William Faulkner |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | rape, based on novel or book, bootlegger, remake, privileged life, literary adaptation, society girl |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Darryl F. Zanuck Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Wyatt Cooper | Tommy |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert L. Simpson | Editor |
| Duncan Cramer | Art Direction |
| Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Fred M. MacLean | Set Decoration |
| Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Ben Nye Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Helen Turpin | Hairstylist |
| Ellsworth Fredericks | Director of Photography |
| Tony Richardson | Director |
| Ruth Ford | Adaptation |
| James Poe | Screenplay |
| Donfeld | Costume Design |
| William Faulkner | Novel |
| Alex North | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Richard D. Zanuck | Producer |
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