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  • Shadrach (1998)
  • PG-13
    88 min | Drama
Shadrach (1998)
PG-13
88 min | Drama

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 ...See moreIn 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. See less
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William Styron (short story) | Susanna Styron (screenplay) | Bridget Terry (screenplay)
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Sep 23, 1998 (United States)

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24 cast members
Name Known for
Martin Sheen
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Ginnie Randall
Virginia Virginia   See fewer
Jonathan Parks Jordan
Middle Mole Middle Mole   See fewer
Erin Underwood
Lucinda Lucinda   See fewer
Alice Rogers
Cloris Cloris   See fewer
Monica Hewes
Edmonia (as Monica Bugajski) Edmonia (as Monica Bugajski)   See fewer
Daniel Treat
Little Mole Little Mole   See fewer
Muse Watson
Captain Captain   See fewer
Doug Chancey
Dock Worker Dock Worker   See fewer
Harvey Keitel
Vernon Vernon   See fewer
Rick Warner
Presbyterian Minister Presbyterian Minister   See fewer
Edward Bunker
Joe Thorton Joe Thorton   See fewer
Clarinda Hollmond
Chapel Singer Chapel Singer   See fewer
Melvin L. Cauthen
Earvin Williams (as Melvin Cauthen) Earvin Williams (as Melvin Cauthen)   See fewer
Richard K. Olsen
Seddon Washington (as Richard Olsen) Seddon Washington (as Richard Olsen)   See fewer
Olivia Bost
Sweet Betty Sweet Betty   See fewer
Bill Nelson
Fauntleroy Fauntleroy   See fewer
Walter Hand
Preacher Preacher   See fewer
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