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6.4/10   626 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
William Styron (short story)
Susanna Styron (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
23 September 1998 (USA) more
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Plot:
In 1935, 99-year-old former slave Shadrach asks to be buried on the soil where he was born to slavery... more | add synopsis
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A fine movie more (21 total)

Cast

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Martin Sheen ... Narrator (voice)
John Franklin Sawyer ... Shadrach
Scott Terra ... Paul
Ginnie Randall ... Virginia
Darrell Larson ... Father
Deborah Hedwall ... Mother

Jonathan Parks Jordan ... Middle Mole
Erin Underwood ... Lucinda
Alice Rogers ... Cloris

Monica Bugajski ... Edmonia
Daniel Treat ... Little Mole

Andie MacDowell ... Trixie

Michael Ruff ... Smut

Muse Watson ... Captain
Doug Chancey ... Dock Worker
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language and brief sexuality.
Runtime:
89 min | France:98 min
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The name Shadrach is Biblical, and comes from the Book of Daniel. Shadrach, along with Meshach and Abednego was one of the three men of God who were put into a fiery furnace, but who came out unscathed, because the Lord had protected them. They had been put in there by Nebuchadnezzer, the King of Babylon, when they refused to bow to an idol. (Daniel 3:1-29) more
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Anachronisms: The pickup truck on the ferry with them was newer than 1936. more
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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
A fine movie, 5 January 2002
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Author: sonofhades (sonofhades@hotmail.com) from Earth, 3rd planet of system sol

I was a bit surprised with the quality of this movie. I was only going to watch it due to Andie MacDowell being on it, but even the kid actors did a fine job. Certainly a drama movie worth watching. If you like drama movies, go rent this one, if only to see Andie in a different kind of role than usually. Nothing romantic about her character ;)

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