Sanctuary is a 1961 drama film directed by Tony Richardson. The film, based on the William Faulkner novels Sanctuary (1931) and Requiem for a Nun (1951), is about the black maid of a white woman who kills the latter's newborn in order to give her employer a way out of a predicament, and then faces the death penalty.
Sanctuary (1961)
Directed by Tony Richardson
Genres - Drama |
Release Date - Apr 18, 1961 |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$1,915,000
Tags
Bootlegger, Rape
Attributes
Narrative Location: Mississippi
Alternate Titles
Confissão de Uma Pecadora
PT
Fallet Temple Drake
SE
Il grande peccato
IT
Lekeli günler
TR
Messe for en skøge
DK
Oi amartoloi
GR
Requiem para uma Freira
PT
Réquiem para una mujer
ES
Sanctuaire
FR
Sanctuar
RO
Sanctuary
CA, GB, US
Sanktuarium
PL
Santuário
BR
Santuario
MX
Skjulestedet
NO
Syntisen tunnustus
FI
Szentély
HU