Sanctuary (1961)

04/18/1961 (US) • 1h 30m

Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Lee Remick

Temple Drake

Yves Montand

Candy Man

Bradford Dillman

Gowan Stevens

Harry Townes

Ira Bobbitt

Odetta

Nancy Mannigoe

Howard St. John

Gov. Drake

Reta Shaw

Miss Reba


Recommendations

Main Krishna Hoon

61%

Main Tera Hero

57%

Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

57%

Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar

63%

Maine-Ocean Express

58%

Re-BORN

74%

Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

89%

WWE WrestleMania V

73%

The Shop on Main Street

71%

Aladdin

60%

Re-Kill

60%

The Cave of the Golden Rose 4

62%

A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding

64%

Hello

57%

Re-Existences

74%

Main Hoon Na

66%

The After Party

61%

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part II: Eternal

75%

Journey Across the Mainland

53%

Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

60%

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

bootlegger

rape

based on novel or book

remake

privileged life

literary adaptation

society girl

© All Rights Reserved 2025