Shadows
“A film not to be missed.”
The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh, and discovers that her racial heritage is not what he thought it was.
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Cast
35 people
Ben Carruthers
Ben
Known for
The Dirty Dozen
The Lost Continent
Lelia Goldoni
Lelia
Known for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Hugh Hurd
Hugh
Known for
Mafioso
Anthony Ray
Tony
Known for
Men in War
The True Story of Jesse James
Dennis Sallas
Dennis
Tom Reese
Tom
Known for
Vanishing Point
The Outfit
David Pokitillow
David
No other roles listed
Rupert Crosse
Rupert
Known for
Ride in the Whirlwind
The Reivers
Davey Jones
Davey
Pir Marini
Pir the Piano Player
Victoria Vargas
Vickie
Known for
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
Jack Ackerman
Jack
Known for
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
John Cassavetes Director · Charles Mingus Composer Erich Kollmar Cinematographer
United States release March 21, 1961 · Produced in United States
Production
Lion International
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 7, 1958
Premiere · New York City, New York (first version)
United States · March 21, 1961
Theatrical
United States
November 11, 1959 · Premiere · New York City, New York (second version)
France
April 1, 1961 · Theatrical
Italy
August 26, 1960 · Premiere · Venice International Film Festival
Japan
January 1, 1965 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 14, 1960 · Theatrical
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