Shadrach
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.
Cast
19 people
Harvey Keitel
Vernon
Known for
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Andie MacDowell
Trixie
Known for
Groundhog Day
Maid
Martin Sheen
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Apocalypse Now
Catch Me If You Can
John Franklin Sawyer
Shadrach
No other roles listed
Scott Terra
Paul
Known for
Daredevil
Eight Legged Freaks
Ginnie Randall
Virginia
Known for
Something to Talk About
Darrell Larson
Father
Known for
Stepmom
Futureworld
Deborah Hedwall
Mother
Known for
Mare of Easttown
Citadel
Daniel Treat
Little Mole
Also in
Daddy and Them
Jonathan Parks Jordan
Middle Mole
Known for
A Walk to Remember
Erin Underwood
Lucinda
Also in
Larry Crowne
The Shield
Muse Watson
Captain
Known for
Prison Break
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Susanna Styron Director · Bridget Terry Writer William Styron Author
Worldwide gross $20K · United States release September 23, 1998 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$20,167
Production
Nu Image
Production
Tidewater Pictures Inc.
Production
Millennium Media
Production · Studio
Columbia Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 16, 1998
Premiere · Los Angeles Independent Film Festival
United States · September 23, 1998
Theatrical
Czechia
May 1, 2000 · Physical
Germany
November 14, 2003 · TV
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