--- title: 'Sanctuary (1961)' type: 'film' director: 'Tony Richardson' released: '1961-02-21' runtime_minutes: 90 genres: - 'Drama' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sanctuary-1961' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055402/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Sanctuary (1961) 1961 · 90 min · Drama · United States ## Synopsis Sanctuary is a 1961 American Southern Gothic drama film directed by Tony Richardson in his Hollywood debut, based on the William Faulkner novels Sanctuary (1931) and Requiem for a Nun (1951). It stars Lee Remick, Yves Montand, Bradford Dillman, and Odetta in her film debut. It was released by 20th Century Fox on April 18, 1961. ## Credits - **Director:** [Tony Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-richardson) - **Screenplay:** [James Poe](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-poe) - **Original Music Composer:** [Alex North](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-north) - **Producer:** [Darryl F. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-f-zanuck) - **Director of Photography:** [Ellsworth Fredericks](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellsworth-fredericks) - **Editor:** [Robert L. Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-l-simpson) ## Cast - [Odetta](https://cinepixo.com/people/odetta) - [Bradford Dillman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bradford-dillman) - [Linden Chiles](https://cinepixo.com/people/linden-chiles) - [Strother Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/strother-martin) - [Yves Montand](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-montand) - [Marge Redmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/marge-redmond) - [Jean Carson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-carson) - [Lee Remick](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-remick) - [Harry Townes](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-townes) - [Reta Shaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/reta-shaw) - [Howard St. John](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-st-john) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sanctuary-1961 Film facts: Wikidata (Q7415690); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.