Shadrach

1998 · 88 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 1,386 VOTES · DIR. Susanna Styron

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 800 lines

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00:03:12 because of how Shadrach brightened and...
00:06:02 and their phenomenal odor...
00:08:37 You unload. It's part of the service for 20 bucks.
00:10:54 You boys okay in here?
00:14:03 - We're fond of your boy. - Thank you.
00:16:26 Have fun.
00:21:35 Who in the goddamn hell are you?
00:24:11 3% 4 of a century after his departure...
00:27:31 Think of the nights Shadrach went to bed and woke up.
00:30:22 He ain't got much longer.
00:33:39 I ain't gonna shit in my pants.
00:37:13 Eat lunch first!
00:39:50 Knew what?
00:44:18 I'll wait.
00:46:50 people have been buried for nearabout 200 years.
00:48:34 Alright.
00:52:43 to give this old bastard a proper, legal Negro burial.
00:55:48 I peered into Shadrach's ancient face...
00:58:56 He was still and not breathing.
01:01:11 even if he's buried in some strange graveyard.
01:05:21 You did all you could.
01:11:14 How's your elderly colored gentleman?
01:13:27 you sonofabitch?
01:17:49 Give me a hand, Middle Mole.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed800
Dialogue density9.1 lines / min
First line00:03:12
Final line01:17:49

Production Record

DirectorSusanna Styron
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$20,167
IMDb votes1,386