Sanctuary (1961)
Combining elements from William Faulkner's novel Sanctuary, its sequel Requiem for a Nun, and a stage adaptation of Requiem for a Nun by Ruth Ford, director Tony Richardson's film is set in 1920s Mississippi and recounts the story of Temple Drake (Lee Remick), a young, lustful white woman who falls for a man who rapes her, only to marry another when she is told that her lover has died. The story is told as a flashback in an attempt to explain what led to the film's present, in which a black maid is on trial for the murder of Temple's baby. This was Richardson's first film made for a studio; he agreed to make Sanctuary to fund his next film, A Taste of Honey. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lee Remick, Yves Montand, (more)
- Director(s):
- Tony Richardson
Synopsis of Sanctuary
Combining elements from William Faulkner's novel Sanctuary, its sequel Requiem for a Nun, and a stage adaptation of Requiem for a Nun by Ruth Ford, director Tony Richardson's film is set in 1920s Mississippi and recounts the story of Temple Drake (Lee Remick), a young, lustful white woman who falls for a man who rapes her, only to marry another when she is told that her lover has died. The story is told as a flashback in an attempt to explain what led to the film's present, in which a black maid is on trial for the murder of Temple's baby. This was Richardson's first film made for a studio; he agreed to make Sanctuary to fund his next film, A Taste of Honey. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
Complete Cast of Sanctuary
- Lee Remick - Temple Drake
- Bradford Dillman - Gowan Stevens
- Odette - Nancy Mannigoc
- Jean Carson - Norma
- Strother Martin - Dog Boy
- Marge Redmond - Flossie
- Wyatt Cooper - Tommy
- Robert Gothie - Gus
- Yves Montand - Candy Man
- Harry Townes - Ira Bobbitt
- Howard St. John - Governor Drake
- Reta Shaw - Miss Reba
- William Mims - Lee
- Linden Chiles - Randy
- Wilton Felder - Musician
- Voltaire Perkins - the Judge
- Director(s):
- Tony Richardson
- Writer(s):
- James Poe
- Producer(s):
- Darryl F. Zanuck, Richard D. Zanuck
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