Shadows (1960)

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.

Directed by: John Cassavetes

Written by: John Cassavetes

Music by: Charles Mingus

Starring: Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Hugh Hurd, Anthony Ray, Dennis Sallas, Tom Reese, David Pokitillow, Rupert Crosse, Davey Jones, Pir Marini

Genre: Drama

Released: 1960-10-14

Runtime: 87 minutes

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