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Shadrach is a 1998 American film directed by Susanna Styron, based on a short story by her father William Styron, about a former slave's struggle to be buried where he chooses.
Sep 23, 1998 · Shadrach is a 1998 film based on a novel by William Styron, starring Martin Sheen, Andie MacDowell and Harvey Keitel. It tells the story of a 99-year-old former slave who asks to be buried on the land of a white family in Virginia, and the impact of his request on their lives.
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- Drama
- Susanna Styron
- 1998-09-23
Oct 16, 1998 · A 101-year-old former slave returns to the plantation where he was born and wants to be buried in this well-meaning but sentimental film by Susanna Styron. Roger Ebert compares it with "Beloved" and questions its portrayal of slavery and racism.
Shadrach. Watch Shadrach with a subscription on Prime Video. A middle-class child observes a poor family's (Harvey Keitel, Andie MacDowell) life and a former slave's (John Franklin Sawyer)...
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- Susanna Styron
- PG-13
- Harvey Keitel
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the 1998 drama film Shadrach, based on a short story by William Styron. See the full cast and crew list, including Martin Sheen, Harvey Keitel, Andie MacDowell, and more.
A former slave asks to be buried where he was born, but the land is owned by a new family. With Harvey Keitel.
- 88 min
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In 1935, 99-year-old former slave Shadrach asks to be buried where he was born into slavery - but that land is owned by Vernon (Harvey Keitel) and Trixie Dabney (Andie MacDowell), and to bury a black man on their property is a violation of strict Virginia law.
