Watch Shadrach (1998) Official Trailer
6 / 10 IMDb September 23, 1998 1h 28m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 28m
Release Date
September 23, 1998
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Revenue
$20,167
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
Harvey Keitel
as Vernon
Andie MacDowell
as Trixie
Martin Sheen
as Narrator (voice)
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John Franklin Sawyer
as Shadrach
Scott Terra
as Paul
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Ginnie Randall
as Virginia
Darrell Larson
as Father
Deborah Hedwall
as Mother
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Daniel Treat
as Little Mole
Jonathan Parks Jordan
as Middle Mole
Erin Underwood
as Lucinda
Muse Watson
as Captain
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Alice Rogers
as Cloris
Monica Hewes
as Edmonia
Michael Ruff
as Smut
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Doug Chancey
as Dock Worker
Edward Bunker
as Joe Thorton
Richard K. Olsen
as Seddon Washington
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Walter Hand
as Preacher
Production Companies
Nu ImageTidewater Pictures Inc.
Millennium Media
Columbia PicturesAdvertisement
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