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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Join us for Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge's only pairing in PORGY AND BESS, the controversial stage musical adaptation.
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