Movie
“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...”
5.0/10
1961
1h 30m
en
Drama
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.
Director
Tony Richardson
Writers
James Poe
Movie Information
Release Date
April 18, 1961
Runtime
1h 30m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
11
Production
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
