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Shadrach

Shadrach

1998·Movie·1h 28m

Drama

6.0 / 10 (20 votes)

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.

Directed by
Susanna Styron
Original language
English
Released
23 September 1998

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Harvey Keitel

    Harvey Keitel

    Vernon

  • Andie MacDowell

    Andie MacDowell

    Trixie

  • Martin Sheen

    Martin Sheen

    Narrator (voice)

  • JF

    John Franklin Sawyer

    Shadrach

  • Scott Terra

    Scott Terra

    Paul

  • GR

    Ginnie Randall

    Virginia

  • Darrell Larson

    Darrell Larson

    Father

  • Deborah Hedwall

    Deborah Hedwall

    Mother

  • DT

    Daniel Treat

    Little Mole

  • Jonathan Parks Jordan

    Jonathan Parks Jordan

    Middle Mole

  • Erin Underwood

    Erin Underwood

    Lucinda

  • Muse Watson

    Muse Watson

    Captain