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69% Critic Match
Shadows
“A film not to be missed.”
6.9 / 10• 1960• 1h 27m•PG• English
Drama
Storyline
The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh, and discovers that her racial heritage is not what he thought it was.
Cast & Crew
BC
Ben Carruthers
Ben
Lead
Lelia Goldoni
Lelia
Hugh Hurd
Hugh
Anthony Ray
Tony
DS
Dennis Sallas
Dennis
Tom Reese
Tom
DP
David Pokitillow
David
Rupert Crosse
Rupert
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Cassavetes's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Shadows is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
