Shadows (1959)

  • PG
  • 11/11/1959 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 27m

A film not to be missed.

Overview

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.

John Cassavetes

Director, Writer

Cast

Ben Carruthers's headshot

Ben Carruthers

Ben
Lelia Goldoni's headshot

Lelia Goldoni

Lelia
Hugh Hurd's headshot

Hugh Hurd

Hugh
Anthony Ray's headshot

Anthony Ray

Tony
Dennis Sallas's headshot

Dennis Sallas

Dennis
Tom Reese's headshot

Tom Reese

Tom
David Pokitillow's headshot

David Pokitillow

David
Rupert Crosse's headshot

Rupert Crosse

Rupert

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