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Shadows

A film not to be missed.

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.

19601h 27mPGDrama

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About Shadows

Directors
John Cassavetes
Cast
Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Hugh Hurd, Anthony Ray, Dennis Sallas, Tom Reese
Genres
Drama
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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