Sanctuary

Sanctuary (1961)

Released: 1961-04-18 Duration: 1hr 30min
Genres: Drama
Rating 5.3
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...

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.

Production Companies

Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 1.167

Directed By

Tony Richardson

Crew

Director
Tony Richardson
Adaptation
Ruth Ford
Screenplay
James Poe
Music
Alex North
Art Direction
Duncan Cramer
Art Direction
Jack Martin Smith
Set Decoration
Fred M. MacLean
Set Decoration
Walter M. Scott
Costume Design
Donfeld
Makeup Artist
Ben Nye Jr.
Hairstylist
Helen Turpin
Director of Photography
Ellsworth Fredericks

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