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Shadrach

Play trailer Poster for Shadrach PG-13,  1998,  1h 26m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 57% 14 Reviews Tomatometer 64% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
57% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 64% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
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 Virginia.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
2/4
Shadrach is another one of those well-meaning films, like Amistad, in which slaves are the supporting characters in their own stories. Go to Full Review
Donald J. Levit ReelTalk Movie Reviews Sep 28, 2009
A vignette, really, a couple of days in a boy%u06E5s life recollected in tranquillity. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 23, 2005
1/5
Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) Oct 17, 2002
3/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Jul 30, 2002
2/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Mar 3, 2002
A heart-affecting drama about a youngster who learns that we must give each death that enters our life the attention it deserves. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Susanna Styron

Director

Harvey Keitel

Vernon

Andie MacDowell

Trixie Dabney

John Franklin Sawyer

Shadrach

Scott Terra

Paul

Daniel Treat

Little Mole

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Shadrach

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Movie Info

Synopsis 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 Virginia.
Director
Susanna Styron
Producer
Boaz Davidson, Bridget Terry, John Thompson
Screenwriter
William Styron, Susanna Styron, Bridget Terry
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Millennium Films
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 16, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 27, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$20.2K
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby
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