Shadrach (1998)

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Shadrach
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StarringHarvey KeitelAndie MacDowellMartin Sheen
DirectorSusanna Styron
WritersSusanna Styron
PG-13 1 hr 28 minSep 23rd, 1998Drama
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Plot
In 1935, 99-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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 23rd, 1998
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 23rd, 1999 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$20,167 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Elie Samaha, Jonathan Demme, Avi Lerner, Steven Shareshian, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short
Production Companies:Nu Image, Tidewater Pictures Inc., Millennium Media, Columbia Pictures
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