

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...
1961-04-18
United States of America
90 minutes.
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.
Year 1961
Director Tony Richardson
Crew Tony Richardson (Director), James Poe (Screenplay), Ruth Ford (Adaptation), Helen Turpin (Hairstylist), Walter M. Scott (Set Decoration), Jack Martin Smith (Art Direction)
Popularity 2
Language English