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.
Shadows (1960) is a drama film directed by John Cassavetes, released on October 14, 1960 with a runtime of 1h 27m. It stars Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Hugh Hurd and Anthony Ray. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 276 ratings.
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Ben Carruthers
as Ben
Lelia Goldoni
as Lelia
Hugh Hurd
as Hugh
Anthony Ray
as Tony
Dennis Sallas
as Dennis
Tom Reese
as Tom
David Pokitillow
as David
Rupert Crosse
as Rupert
Davey Jones
as Davey
Pir Marini
as Pir the Piano Player
Victoria Vargas
as Vickie
Jack Ackerman
as Jack
Directed by John Cassavetes, written by John Cassavetes and Robert Alan Aurthur, produced by Maurice McEndree and Nikos Papatakis.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 276 ratings.
On paper, this jazz-fuelled, experimental looking, observation of racial tensions within a small group of friends made for an interesting concept. The execution though, well I found that really quite messy. There's three siblings. "Benny" (Ben Carruthers); "Hugh" (Hugh Lord) and "Leila" (Leila Goldoni) with the sister having a far fairer skin tone than her brothers. "Benny" is a bit of a loose cannon, going with…
Reviewed on February 19, 2024
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Shadows (1960) is available to stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel and HBO Max, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Shadows (1960) includes Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Hugh Hurd, Anthony Ray and Dennis Sallas. The film was directed by John Cassavetes. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Shadows was released on October 14, 1960 and runs for 1h 27m.
Shadows (1960) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 276 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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