Shadrach

Shadrach (1998)

  • 50% of critics liked it
    (16 reviews)

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    (382 ratings)

Susanna Styron made her feature directorial debut with this family drama, an adaptation of a 1978 short story by her father, novelist William Styron (Sophie's Choice). Paul Whitehurst (voice of Martin Sheen) recalls Depression-era events in Tidewater, Virginia, when he was ten years old. In the… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 28 min.
Directed By
Susanna Styron
Written By
Susanna Styron, Bridget Terry
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Sep 23, 1998 Wide
On DVD
Feb 23, 1999
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews

    A vignette, really, a couple of days in a boy%u06E5s life recollected in tranquillity.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    A heart-affecting drama about a youngster who learns that we must give each death that enters our life the attention it deserves.

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    Paul, an only child, loves visiting the Dabney family. The Dabneys have seven children, and they're a much poorer family. During Paul's tenth summer, set in the 1930s, a family member he never even met passes away, and he goes to stay with the Dabneys while his parents go… More

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