A Patch of Blue
Hollywood-ography
Join us for A PATCH OF BLUE, a beautiful melodrama with stunning performances from Sidney Poitier, Elizabeth Hartman, and Shelley Winters - it is also the first film to depict an interracial kiss.
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The Slender Thread
Hollywood-ography
Join us for the gripping drama THE SLENDER THREAD, where Sidney Poitier stars alongside Anne Bancroft in Sydney Pollack's directorial debut.
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The Bedford Incident
Hollywood-ography
Join us for THE BEDFORD INCIDENT, a bleak view of life aboard a US Navy Destroyer during the Cold War that pairs Sidney Poitier with Richard Widmark for the third time.
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THE LONG SHIPS & THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
Hollywood-ography
Join us for the bizarre Viking film THE LONG SHIPS, as well as Sidney Poitier's only cameo in THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD.
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Lilies of the Field
Hollywood-ography
Join us for Sidney Poitier's historic Oscar-winning performance in LILIES OF THE FIELD, where he became the first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor.
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Pressure Point
Hollywood-ography
Join us for PRESSURE POINT, an avant-garde psychological drama about a racist Nazi sympathizer who has been imprisoned for sedition.
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Paris Blues
Hollywood-ography
Join us for PARIS BLUES, Sidney Poitier's final film with Martin Ritt and his only pairing with off screen love interest Diahann Carroll.
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A Raisin in the Sun
Hollywood-ography
Join us for the astounding film adaptation of the groundbreaking play A RAISIN IN THE SUN where Sidney Poitier rejoins the original Broadway cast.
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All The Young Men
Hollywood-ography
Join us for ALL THE YOUNG MEN, an ensemble war film led by Alan Ladd in one of his final film roles.
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Porgy and Bess
Hollywood-ography
Join us for Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge's only pairing in PORGY AND BESS, the controversial stage musical adaptation.
info_outlineJoin us as we begin our journey through the career of our fourth star: Sidney Poitier. We’ll go through Sidney’s entire filmography, beginning with his uncredited role in SEPIA CINDERELLA and his impressive debut in NO WAY OUT and move chronologically, in and out of the studio system and New Hollywood, to his final performance in THE JACKAL. Each week, we’ll discuss a new film title or two, what it meant in the grander scheme of his career, and its overall role in the Sidney Poitier-ography.