Shadrach
1998 · 88 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 1,386 VOTES · DIR. Susanna Styron
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
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:12 because of how Shadrach brightened and...
00:06:02 and their phenomenal odor...
00:08:43 Your family owns that place?
00:11:05 Such sweet boys.
00:14:09 Where y'all going?
00:17:24 all-time, chief king, forever world championship.
00:22:07 I'll be goddamned.
00:24:39 from an early age.
00:28:13 Goddamn butt-ache!
00:31:28 Y'all shut up back there!
00:34:42 Sonofabitch!
00:37:42 Let's go.
00:40:37 Hell if I know.
00:45:02 They crowded all the old dead uncles they could here.
00:47:17 He has to be buried where it's legally...
00:49:14 Would you like to see him?
00:53:18 He's so hungry he started eatin' this!
00:56:47 of his life.
00:59:43 Sometimes I understand why men commit suicide.
01:03:05 Why do you say that?
01:08:26 Come on, Shad.
01:12:03 who's dead and who ain't!
01:15:14 He shall possess greatness...
01:21:16 "Death ain't much."
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed800
Dialogue density9.1 lines / min
First line00:03:12
Final line01:21:16
Production Record
DirectorSusanna Styron
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$20,167
IMDb votes1,386