Shadrach (1998)
Overview
In 1935, 99-year-old former slave Shadrach asks to be buried on the soil where he was born to slavery, and that land is owned by the large Dabney family, consisting of Vernon, Trixie and their seven children, and to bury a black man on that land is a violation of strict Virginia law.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $20,167.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.705 |
Directed By
Susanna Styron
Crew
Susanna Styron
Susanna Styron
Bridget Terry
Hiro Narita
Van Dyke Parks
William Styron
Colleen Sharp
Tracy Kilpatrick
Burton Rencher
Dona Granata
Prashant Gupta
Lexie Longstreet
Boaz Davidson
Jonathan Demme
Danny Dimbort
Avi Lerner
Ric Rondell
Elie Samaha
Steven Shareshian
Trevor Short
Bridget Terry
John Thompson
TOP CAST
Harvey Keitel
Vernon
Andie MacDowell
Trixie
Martin Sheen
Narrator (voice)
John Franklin Sawyer
Shadrach
Scott Terra
Paul
Ginnie Randall
Virginia
Darrell Larson
Father
Deborah Hedwall
Mother
Daniel Treat
Little Mole
Jonathan Parks Jordan
Middle Mole
Erin Underwood
Lucinda
Muse Watson
Captain
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