Williamsburg Regional Library

The story of Temple Drake, directed by Stephen Roberts

Label
The story of Temple Drake, directed by Stephen Roberts
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The story of Temple Drake
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
1122629651
Responsibility statement
directed by Stephen Roberts
Runtime
71
Summary
Loosely adapted from William Faulkner's controversial novel Sanctuary, this notorious pre-Code melodrama stars Miriam Hopkins as Temple Drake, the coquettish granddaughter of a respected small-town judge. When a boozehound date strands her at a bootleggers hideout, Temple is subjected to an act of nightmarish sexual violence and plunged into a criminal underworld that threatens to swallow her up completely
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification
resource.filmdirector
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