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Shadows

1958 · Movie · PG · 87 min · ★ 6.9

Drama

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.

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Details
Years
1958
Release date
1960-10-14
Language
English
Rated
PG
Runtime
87 min
TMDB rating
6.9/10 (273 votes)
Budget
$40,000

Themes

  • jazz
  • passing for white

Cast & crew

Directed by John Cassavetes