Drama · United States of America · 1960 · 1h 27m

Shadows

Director

Cast

Ben Carruthers as Ben Lelia Goldoni as Lelia Hugh Hurd as Hugh Anthony Ray as Tony Dennis Sallas as Dennis Tom Reese as Tom

Crew

Erich Kollmar — Director of Photography Maurice McEndree — Editor John Cassavetes — Editor Charles Mingus — Original Music Composer John Cassavetes — Writer Maurice McEndree — Producer

Tagline

A film not to be missed.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

jazz passing for white

Key Collaborators

John Cassavetes Director Erich Kollmar Director of Photography Maurice McEndree Editor John Cassavetes Editor Charles Mingus Original Music Composer John Cassavetes Writer Maurice McEndree Producer Nikos Papatakis Producer Randy Liles Production Design Bob Reeh Production Design

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