Backdrop of Sanctuary
Sanctuary

Sanctuary (1961)

NR
02/21/1961 (US)
01h 30m

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

View all
Lee Remick

Lee Remick

Temple Drake

Yves Montand

Yves Montand

Candy Man

Bradford Dillman

Bradford Dillman

Gowan Stevens

Harry Townes

Harry Townes

Ira Bobbitt

Odetta

Odetta

Nancy Mannigoe

Howard St. John

Howard St. John

Gov. Drake

Reta Shaw

Reta Shaw

Miss Reba

Media

3.3343.3340

Similar Movies

LM
0.0%

Lovey Mary

Jun 20, 1926

The Tin Drum
6.9%

The Tin Drum

May 2, 1979

Ben-Hur
7.9%

Ben-Hur

Nov 18, 1959

Contact
7.4%

Contact

Jul 11, 1997

Dead Man Walking
7.3%

Dead Man Walking

Dec 29, 1995

Manhattan
7.7%

Manhattan

Apr 25, 1979

A Streetcar Named Desire
7.6%

A Streetcar Named Desire

Sep 19, 1951

Finding Forrester
7.1%

Finding Forrester

Dec 21, 2000

Recommendations

The Other Way Around
6.5%

The Other Way Around

Aug 28, 2024

Joker
8.1%

Joker

Oct 1, 2019

The Godfather
8.7%

The Godfather

Mar 14, 1972

Hotel Transylvania
7.0%

Hotel Transylvania

Sep 20, 2012

Fight Club
8.4%

Fight Club

Oct 15, 1999

Tenet
7.2%

Tenet

Aug 22, 2020

Godzilla Minus One
7.6%

Godzilla Minus One

Nov 3, 2023

Eyes Wide Shut
7.5%

Eyes Wide Shut

Jul 16, 1999

The Revenant
7.5%

The Revenant

Dec 25, 2015

Movies
TV Shows
People
Search
Sanctuary (1961)