Servers

Sanctuary

1961 90 min ★ 5.4 Drama

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.

Director: Tony Richardson

Cast

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 Governor Drake
Jean Carson Jean Carson Norma
Strother Martin Strother Martin Dog Boy
Reta Shaw Reta Shaw Miss Reba
William Mims William Mims Lee
Marge Redmond Marge Redmond Flossie (uncredited)
Jean Bartel Jean Bartel Swede (uncredited)