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Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever (2011 edition) throws Shadrach 2½ bones (out of possible four), giving a plot overview and opining that "[D]irector Susanna Styron's lethargic adaptation of her father William's 1978 short story proves that the story should have stayed shorter than 90 minutes. Although the relatively small budget shows, the ...
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Sep 23, 1998 · Shadrach: Directed by Susanna Styron. With Martin Sheen, John Franklin Sawyer, Scott Terra, Ginnie Randall. In 1935, ninety-nine-year-old former slave Shadrach asks to be buried on the soil where he was born to slavery, and that land is owned by the large Dabney family, consisting of Vernon, Trixie, and their seven children, and to bury a black man on that land is a violation of strict ...
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Oct 16, 1998 · Directed by. Susanna Styron. It is a strange coincidence that leads me to review "Shadrach,'' based on a story by William Styron, on the same day as "Beloved,'' based on a story by Toni Morrison. Both are about the aftermath of slavery. In "Shadrach,'' a 101-year-old former slave completes a long trek in order to return to the plantation where ...
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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) request in 1935 ...
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Shadrach. 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. 152 IMDb 6.4 1 h 28 min 1998. X-Ray PG-13. Drama.
Shadrach (1998) - Plot summary, synopsis, and more... In 1935, ninety-nine-year-old former slave Shadrach asks to be buried on the soil where he was born to slavery, and that land is owned by the large Dabney family, consisting of Vernon, Trixie, and their seven children, and to bury a black man on that land is a violation of strict Virginia law.
