All the Young Men 1960  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hall Bartlett
Cast: Alan Ladd, Sidney Poitier, James Darren, Glenn Corbett, Mort Sahl, Paul Richards, Richard Davalos, Paul Baxley, Ana Maria Lynch, Lee Kinsolving, Joseph Gallison, Charles Quinlivan, Mario Alcade, Marie Tsien, Michael Davis
United States Marines serving in Korea are surrounded and overpowered by the enemy while discovering that another enemy–racial prejudice–is undermining their unit from within.
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Band of Angels 1957 N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Clark Gable, Yvonne De Carlo, Sidney Poitier, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Patric Knowles, Rex Reason, Torin Thatcher, Andrea King, Ray Teal, Juanita Moore, Russell Evans, Carolle Drake, Raymond Bailey, Tommie Moore, William Forrest
This is the film adaptation of Robert Penn Warren's epic novel about the Civil War and the personal love story of Hamish Bond (Clark Gable) and Amantha Starr (Yvonne De Carlo) who overcome racial prejudice in their efforts to find happiness.
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The Bedford Incident 1965  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: James B. Harris
Cast: Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, James MacArthur, Martin Balsam, Wally Cox, Eric Portman, Michael Kane, Donald Sutherland, Phil Brown, Shane Rimmer, James Caffrey, Paul Tamarin, Gary Cockwell, Glenn Beck, Brian Davies
In this story about U.S./Soviet Cold War relationships, United States Navy Captain Eric Finlander (Richard Widmark) becomes obsessed with the mission of his destroyer to seek out Soviet submarines. Assigned to do an article on Finlander, reporter Ben Munceford (Sidney Poitier) is aboard the destroyer and is documenting events taking place. During a cat-and-mouse game involving a Soviet submarine that is patrolling the same area, tensions rise, and one of Finlander's young officers, Ensign Ralston (James MacArthur), accidentally fires a nuclear weapon, which results in tragedy.
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Blackboard Jungle 1955 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Margaret Hayes, Sidney Poitier, Vic Morrow, John Hoyt, Richard Kiley, Emile Meyer, Warner Anderson, Basil Ruysdael, Dan Terranova, Rafael Campos, Paul Mazursky, Horace McMahon
Richard Dadier (Glenn Ford) teaches at a rough inner-city high school. At first met with resentment and distrust, Dadier earns his students' (Sidney Poitier and Vic Morrow) respect. Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" provides penetrating reinforcement of the theme of early problems in America's school systems.
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Brother John 1971 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Will Geer, Bradford Dillman, Beverly Todd, Paul Winfield, Ramon Bieri, Warren J. Kemmerling, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Richard Ward, Lois Smith, P. Jay Sidney, Zara Cully, Michael Bell, Howard Rice, Darlene Rice
John Kane (Sidney Poitier) returns to his small Southern town for his sister's funeral. He appears, stirs up the gentry, and is an enigma to his old friends–until it is learned that he is a messenger from Heaven.
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Buck and the Preacher 1972 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Western / Drama / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Cameron Mitchell, Denny Miller, Nita Talbot, John(2) Kelly, James McEachin, Clarence Muse, Tony Brubaker, Bobby Johnson, Lynn Hamilton, Doug Johnson, Errol John, Kenneth Menard
This film marks Sidney Poitier's directorial debut. It is a Comedy/Western about recently freed slaves who move West during the 19th century.
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Cry, the Beloved Country 1952 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: African Fury
Director: Zoltan Korda
Cast: Canada Lee, Charles Carson, Sidney Poitier, Geoffrey Keen, Lionel Ngakane, Joyce Carey, Edric Connor, Michael Goodliffe, Charles McRae, Vivien Clinton, Albertina Temba, Henry Blumenthal, Bruce Meredith Smith, Berdine Grunewald, Cecil Cartwright
This is the film adaptation of Alan Paton's thought-provoking novel about apartheid in South Africa. The story centers on the murder of a White man by a Black man, Absalom Kumalo (Lionel Ngakane). The man Absalon killed was the son of a wealthy farmer, James Jarvis (Charles Carson). Absalom's own father is a priest, Stephen Kumalo (Canada Lee), who, with help from a young priest, Rev. Maimangu (Sidney Poitier), comes looking for his son and finds that he is now a criminal. Through the fathers of the two men, both of whom have lost their sons, hope is seen for an end to apartheid.
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The Defiant Ones 1958 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel, Cara Williams, Lon Chaney Jr., Charles McGraw, King Donovan, Claude Akins, Whit Bissell, Lawrence Dobkin, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Kevin Caughlin
Hatred turns into understanding and finally love when two escaped convicts (Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier) must lean on each other to survive. This movie, about the futility of racial hatred, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, Actor (both Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier), Supporting Actor (Theodore Bikel), Supporting Actress (Cara Williams), Director, and Film Editing. It won for Best Writing and Cinematography.
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Duel at Diablo 1966 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ralph Nelson
Cast: James Garner, Sidney Poitier, Bibi Andersson, Dennis Weaver, Bill Travers, William Redfield, John Crawford, John Hubbard, John Hoyt, Al Wyatt
After his wife is killed, an Apache avenges her death by attacking U.S. Cavalrymen.
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Edge of the City 1957 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: John Cassavetes, Sidney Poitier, Jack Warden, Kathleen Maguire, Ruby Dee, Robert F. Simon, Ruth White, Val Avery, John Kellogg, David Clarke, William A. Lee, Estelle Hemsley, Mike Dana, Roy Glenn, Ralph Bell
Longshoremen–cohorts Axel North (John Cassavetes) and Army deserter Tommy Tyler (Sidney Poitier)–confront their bullying, racist supervisor Charles Malik (Jack Warden). The result is death for Tyler. The police investigate, but North, who knows that Malik killed Tyler, keeps silent. It isn't until later that North challenges Malik to a showdown in a one-on-one fight to avenge Tyler's death.
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Fast Forward 1985  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: John Scott Clough, Don Franklin, Tamara Mark, Tracy Silver, Cindy McGee, Gretchen Palmer, Irene Worth, Constance Towers, Monique Clintron, Debra Varnado, Noel Conlon, Karen Kopins, Sam McMurray, Michael DeLorenzo, Doris Belack
Eight members of a dance troupe head from their home in Sandusky, Ohio to hit it big in New York City through a talent competition. While waiting to compete, they learn much about the real world.
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For Love of Ivy 1968  G, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Abbey Lincoln, Beau Bridges, Nan Martin, Lauri Peters, Carroll O'Connor, Leon Bibb, Hugh Hurd, Lon Satton, Stanley Greene, Paul Harris, Tony Major, Clark Morgan, Bob Carey, Christopher St. John
When their housekeeper Ivy Moore (Abbey Lincoln) announces that she is ready to quit her job working for the Austin family, Frank Austin (Carroll O'Connor) and his children conspire to find a husband for Ivy. They do–in the person of gambler Jack Parks (Sidney Poitier), a dyed-in-the-wool bachelor, who is won over by Ivy. The title song received an Oscar nomination for Best Song.
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Ghost Dad 1990  PG, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: Bill Cosby, Kimberly Russell, Denise Nicholas, Ian Bannen, Christine Ebersole, Barry Corbin, Arnold Stang, Salim Grant
A box office flop, this film stars Bill Cosby as a father who dies and is reincarnated as a ghost. Unfortunately, the film dies soon after the novelty of the father as the ghost wears off. There are plenty of special effects, which may be enough to keep kids entertained.
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The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965 N/R, 225 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Claude Rains, Jose Ferrer, Charlton Heston, John Wayne, Shelley Winters, Robert Blake, Sidney Poitier, Telly Savalas, Michael Anderson Jr., Carroll Baker, Martin Landau, Van Heflin, Richard Conte
The life and times of Jesus Christ are depicted in this film containing an all-star cast. Max von Sydow plays the role of Jesus Christ, and the large supporting cast includes Dorothy McGuire as Mary, Claude Rains as Herod the Great, Jose Ferrer as Herod Antipas, Charlton Heston as John the Baptist, and Telly Savalas as Pontius Pilate.
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1967  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Houghton, Cecil Kellaway, Beah Richards, Isabel Sanford, Roy Glenn, Virginia Christine, Tom Heaton, Alexandra Hay, Barbara Randolph, D'Urville Martin, Skip Martin
When Joey's (Katharine Houghton) parents (Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy) discover their daughter is going to marry a Black man (Sidney Poitier), they express their concerns and disapproval. For 1967, this movie dealt with racism in a mature manner. Hepburn won the Best Actress Oscar for her role. The film also won an Academy Award for Best Writing and was nominated for eight more, including Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Cecil Kellaway), and Supporting Actress (Beah Richards).
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Hanky Panky 1982 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Richard Widmark, Kathleen Quinlan, Robert Prosky, Josef Sommer, Johnny Sekka, Jay O. Sanders, Sam Gray, Larry Bryggman, Pat Corley, James Tolkan
Chicago architect Michael Jordon (Gene Wilder) takes a cab ride with a stranger, Janet (Kathleen Quinlan), who just happens to be on the run from Ransom (Richard Widmark). She is carrying a mysterious package that Ransom wants. Michael tries to help Janet, but she is killed by Ransom, and Michael becomes the prime suspect. Now, Michael teams up with Kate Hellman (Gilda Radner) who helps him locate Janet's package. The search ends in the Grand Canyon where the real showdown takes place.
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In the Heat of the Night 1967 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Quentin Dean, James Patterson, William Schallert, Scott Wilson, Matt Clark, Anthony James, Larry Gates, Beah Richards
Black Philadelphia homicide detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) visits a backwater Mississippi town. While there, he is mistakenly arrested for murder. When the confusion is resolved, bigoted Police Chief Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger) and Tibbs join forces to investigate a murder. Tibbs teaches Gillespie about crime solving methods and about prejudice. This film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Actor (Steiger) and was nominated for two others, including Best Director.
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The Jackal 1997 R, 119 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Cast: Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Diane Venora, Sidney Poitier, Mathilda May, Tess Harper, J.K. Simmons, Richard Lineback, Jack Black, Leslie Phillips, John Cunningham, Sophie Okonedo, Stephen Spinella, David Hayman
In this remake of 1973's "The Day of the Jackal," the Russian Mafia has paid The Jackal (Bruce Willis) 70 million dollars to assassinate a high-ranking American government official. When the FBI figures out the plot, they hire imprisoned, IRA sniper Declan Mulqueen (Richard Gere) because he is the only person who can identify The Jackal. Now, FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston (Sidney Poitier) and Mulqueen work together in their attempt to prevent the assassination plans of The Jackal from being carried out.
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King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis 1970 N/R, 153 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, Sidney Poitier, Clarence Williams III, Ruby Dee, Ben Gazzara, Charlton Heston, Harry Belafonte, Bill Cosby, Diahann Carroll, Walter Matthau, Anthony Quinn, Leslie Uggams
This is an eloquent documentary about the life of Nobel Prize winner Dr. Martin Luther King covering the era from 1955 until he was slain in 1968.
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Let's Do It Again 1975 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Calvin Lockhart, John Amos, Jimmie Walker, Ossie Davis, Denise Nicholas, Mel Stewart, Julius Harris, Val Avery, Lee Chamberlin, Paul E. Harris, Morgan Roberts, Talya Ferro, Doug Johnson
When the city of Atlanta plans to take away their meeting place, two fraternal lodge members, Clyde Williams and Billy Foster (Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby), try to find a way to finance a new lodge building. Their scheme is to con gamblers by using the occult to turn Bootney Farnsworth (Jimmie Walker) into a winning prizefighter, and Clyde and Billy will win the needed money by betting on him. All goes well until the gamblers figure out what is happening and want their money back. This film follows "Uptown Saturday Night" and is followed by "A Piece of the Action."
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Lilies of the Field 1963 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ralph Nelson
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann, Isa Crino, Francesca Jarvis, Pamela Branch, Stanley Adams, Ralph Nelson, Dan Frazer, Jester Hairston
Sidney Poitier won the Oscar for his role as handyman Homer Smith who helps refugee nuns build a chapel. Four Academy Award nominations were also received, including Best Picture and Supporting Actress (Lilia Skala).
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Little Nikita 1988 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Richard Benjamin
Cast: River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier, Richard Bradford, Richard Jenkins, Caroline Kava, Richard Lynch, Loretta Devine, Lucy Deakins
Russia planted agents in San Diego 20 years ago; they are now "the family next door" and are very well accepted in the area. Then, when an FBI check is run on them, suspicion results. Sidney Poitier plays the agent who tracks down the real story.
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The Long Ships 1964 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action
Director: Jack Cardiff
Cast: Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn, Rosanna Schiaffino, Oskar Homolka, Colin Blakely, Lionel Jeffries, Edward Judd, Beba Loncar, Clifford Evans, Gordon Jackson, David Lodge, Jeanne Moody, Henry Oscar, Paul Stassino
Viking leader Rolfe (Richard Widmark) steals King Harald's (Clifford Evans) funeral ship and kidnaps Harald's daughter Gerda (Beba Loncar) as his means of searching for the valuable golden bell called "The Mother of Voices." Rolfe sails to the Moorish coast with his brother Orm (Russ Tamblyn), but he is not alone in the quest. The Prince of the Moors, Aly Mansuh (Sidney Poitier), is also racing to find the golden bell, and confrontations ensue.
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The Lost Man 1969 PG, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Alan Arthur
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Joanna Shimkus, Al Freeman Jr., Leon Bibb, Richard Dysart, David Steinberg, Paul Winfield, Michael Tolan, Beverly Todd, Bernie Hamilton
This remake of "Odd Man Out" is about criminal Jason Higgs (Sidney Poitier) who gets involved with social worker Cathy Ellis (Joanna Shimkus) and civil rights leader Dennis (Al Freeman Jr.). Higgs finds unorthodox means to take care of children of jailed activists.
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Mandela and de Klerk 1997 PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Michael Caine, Tina Lifford, Gerry Maritz, Ian Roberts, Ben Kruger, Jerry Mofokeng, Owen Sejake, Terry Norton, Tertius Meintjes, Farouk Valley-Omar, John Carson
This film documents the struggles of Nelson Mandela (Sidney Poitier) over the 27-year period during which he brought an end to apartheid in South Africa.
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The Mark of the Hawk 1957 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Accused
Shaka Zulu
Director: Michael Audley
Cast: Eartha Kitt, Juano Hernandez, Sidney Poitier, John McIntire, Helen Horton, Marne Maitland, Gerard Heinz, Bill Nagy, Earl Cameron, Patrick Allen, Clifton Macklin, Ewen Solon, Lockwood West, Philip Vickers, Francis Matthews
Obam (Sidney Poitier) returns to his colonial African country where he tries to enact peaceful means for racial equality. Beset by many problems, he must choose between continuation of his peaceful approach or violence. His wife Renee (Eartha Kitt) and missionary Bruce Craig (John McIntire) come to his aid, but is it too late?
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No Way Out 1950 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Sidney Poitier, Stephen McNally, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Harry Lauter, Stanley Ridges, Will Wright, Jack Kruschen, Mildred Joanne Smith, Harry Bellaver, Dots Johnson, Robert Adler, Ray Teal
Revenge based on racial prejudice is the name of the game in this movie that marks Sidney Poitier's film debut. Poitier plays medical intern Dr. Luther Brooks who is blamed for the death of Ray Biddle's (Richard Widmark) brother George (Harry Bellaver). The Biddle brothers are shot during a robbery and taken to a county hospital. The Biddles are racists, and when Brooks arrives to treat Ray, he refuses treatment because Brooks is Black. George dies while under Brooks' care, and Ray blames Brooks. He calls on his gang to cause violence in the Black neighborhoods, but the Blacks fight back. Ray escapes from the hospital with Brooks as his hostage and plans to kill him. But, Ray's girlfriend Edie steps in and thwarts his plans.
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The Organization 1971 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Don Medford
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Barbara McNair, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Fred Beir, Allen Garfield, Raul Julia, Ron O'Neal, Sheree North, Bernie Hamilton, Max Gail
Sidney Poitier takes on the role of "Heat of the Night's" homicide Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for the third time in this final film in the series. This time around, cops are combating an illegal narcotics syndicate.
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Paris Blues 1961 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Sidney Poitier, Louis Armstrong, Diahann Carroll, Serge Reggiani, Barbara Laage, Andre Luguet, Marie Versini, Moustache, Aaron Bridgers, Guy Pedersen, Helene Dieudonne, Niko, Dominique Zardi
American ex-patriots Ram Bowen (Paul Newman) and Eddie Cook (Sidney Poitier) are jazz musicians living in Paris after World War II. They meet American tourists Lillian (Joanne Woodward) and Connie (Diahann Carroll) and fall in love. Connie convinces Eddie to return to America with her and face his fears of racism. Ram, on the other hand, has last minute doubts about leaving Paris and tells Lillian at the train station that he will not be joining her in America. Backed by Duke Ellington's jazz score, the music includes "Take the A Train," "Sophisticated Lady," "Mood Indigo," "Paris Stairs," and "Nite." The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Musical Score.
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A Patch of Blue 1965 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Guy Green
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman, Wallace Ford, Ivan Dixon, John Qualen, Elisabeth Fraser, Renata Vanni, Debi Storm, Kelly Flynn, Saverio LoMedico, Tom Curtis, Robert Williams, Dorothy Lovett, Gregg Martell
Selina D'Arcy (Elizabeth Hartman) is a blind, White girl who meets a Black man, Gordon Ralfe (Sidney Poitier), at the park and falls in love with him. Although his brother Mark (Ivan Dixon) sternly advises Gordon to tell Salina that he is Black, Gordon refuses to do so. Problems rise to the fore when Selina's selfish mother Rose-Ann (Shelley Winters) learns about Gordon and Selina's relationship and forbids Selina from being with Gordon because he is Black. Despite Rose-Ann's objections, Gordon and Selina remain bonded. Winters won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and Hartman was nominated for Best Actress.
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A Piece of the Action 1977 PG, 135 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, James Earl Jones, Denise Nicholas, Hope Clark, Tracy Reed, Titos Vandis, Marc Lawrence, Frances Foster, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jason Evers, Ja'net DuBois, Gammy Burdett, Gloria Delany, Rudy Diaz
This sequel to "Uptown Saturday Night" again stars Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby. This time, they play con artists Manny Durrell and Dave Anderson who are blackmailed by retired police officer Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) into giving back to the community by working at a youth center for inner-city kids. An attraction grows between Manny, Dave, and the kids, and they work to help ghetto kids improve their lot in life. Despite problems from local mobster Bruno (Titos Vandis), Manny and Dave succeed.
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Porgy and Bess 1959 N/R, 146 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Brock Peters, Diahann Carroll, Ivan Dixon, Claude Akins, Pearl Bailey, Clarence Muse, Ruth Attaway
Andre Previn and Ken Darby won the Academy Award for Best Musical Score for this film based on Ira Gershwin's classic folk opera about life on Catfish Row.
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Pressure Point 1962 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hubert Cornfield
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bobby Darin, Peter Falk, Carl Benton Reid, Mary Munday, Barry Gordon, Howard Caine, James Anderson, Richard Bakalyan, Gilbert Green
A Nazi convict (Bobby Darin) is the object of interest for a prison psychiatrist (Sidney Poitier) who tries to figure out where his patient's racial hatred originated.
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A Raisin in the Sun 1961 N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Ivan Dixon, John Fiedler, Louis Gossett Jr., Stephen Perry, Joel Fluellen, Roy Glenn, Ray Stubbs, Rudolph Monroe, George DeNormand, Louis Terrel, Thomas D. Jones
In the 1950s, the African-American Younger family–Lena (Claudia McNeil), her son Walter Lee (Sidney Poitier), his wife Ruth (Ruby Dee), and their college-age daughter Beneatha (Diana Sands)–live a cramped existence in Chicago's South Side. Lena inherits $10,000 when her husband dies, and family members differ on how the money should be spent. Finally, Lena gets her way and buys a home for her family–in an all-White neighborhood in Chicago where the Youngers are the first Black family to move in.
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Red Ball Express 1952 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: Budd Boetticher
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Alex Nicol, Charles Drake, Judith Braun, Hugh O'Brian, Jack Kelly, Sidney Poitier, George S. Patton, Gregg Palmer, Howard Petrie, Jacqueline Duval, Bubber Johnson, Davis Roberts, Frank Chase, Cindy Garner
The tribulations of the military truck drivers transporting supplies to General Patton's troops during World War II are depicted in this film with Lieutenant Chick Campbell (Jeff Chandler) in charge of logistics.
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Separate But Equal 1991 PG, 186 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Stevens Jr.
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Burt Lancaster, Richard Kiley, John McMartin, Graham Beckel, Ed Hall, Lynne Thigpen, Cleavon Little, Mike Nussbaum, Macon McCalman, Randle Mell, William Cain, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Tommy Hollis, John Rothman
Based on one of the most important cases to be heard by the Supreme Court, this is a made-for-TV account of Brown vs. Board of Education, which challenged school segregation based on race. The acting is excellent, with Sidney Poitier as Thurgood Marshall who argued the case, Burt Lancaster as his courtroom opponent John W. Davis, and Richard Kiley as Chief Justice Earl Warren. Lancaster's last role.
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Shoot to Kill 1988 R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Adventure
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Tom Berenger, Kirstie Alley, Clancy Brown, Richard Masur, Andrew Robinson, Kevin Scannell, Frederick Coffin, Robert Lesser, Michael Chapman, Michael MacRae, Frank C. Turner, Milton Selzer, Les Lannom, Walter Marsh
An FBI agent (Sidney Poitier) heads for the Pacific Northwest where he enlists the aid of a rugged woodsman (Tom Berenger) in pursuit of a vicious killer.
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The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn 1999 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gregg Champion
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Dianne Wiest, Mary-Louise Parker, George Newbern, Roxzane T. Mims, Afemo Omilami, Bernie Casey, Patty Mack, John Bedford Lloyd, Sharon Blackwood, Christopher Ryan Dunn, James Thomas Lee Knight, Tommy Cresswell, Donna Biscoe, Tommy Cresswell
Noah Dearborn (Sidney Poitier) is a 91-year-old carpenter who decides to stand and fight for his 35 acres of Georgia land despite plans of a developer to buy up the surrounding area.
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The Slender Thread 1965 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Telly Savalas, Steven Hill, Edward Asner, Dabney Coleman, Robert F. Hoy, John Benson, Paul Newlan, Jason Wingreen, Indus Arthur, H.M Wynant, Greg Jarvis, Marjorie Nelson, Steven Marlo
This film is Sydney Pollack's directorial debut. The story is about Inga Dyson (Anne Bancroft) who overdoses on drugs. When she calls a suicide hotline, a young volunteer (Sidney Poitier), tries to save her life.
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Sneakers 1992 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Mystery / Comedy
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Cast: Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Ben Kingsley, Dan Aykroyd, David Strathairn, River Phoenix, Mary McDonnell, Timothy Busfield, James Earl Jones, Stephen Tobolowsky, Gary Hershberger, Jo Marr, Eddie Jones, Time Winters, Denise Dowse
Computer expert Bishop (Robert Redford) works with "Sneakers" who are a group of men including Donald Crease (Sidney Poitier), Darren "Mother" Roskow (Dan Aykroyd), Carl Orbogast (River Phoenix), and Irwin "Whistler" Emery (David Strathairn) who know how to gather security information. Government agents use Bishop's shady past to coerce him and his group into stealing a "black box" that is capable of breaking any government code in the U.S. security system. With help from Bishop's former girlfriend Liz (Mary McDonnell), they do retrieve the box, but when Bishop's nemesis Cosmo (Ben Kingsley) enters the scene, big problems ensue.
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Something of Value 1957 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter, Wendy Hiller, Sidney Poitier, Walter Fitzgerald, Frederick O'Neal, Juano Hernandez, William Marshall, Robert Beatty, Michael Pate, Ivan Dixon, Ken Renard, Samadu Jackson, Wilton Graff, Angela Cartwright
Based on Robert Ruark's novel, this is the story of childhood friends Kimani (Sidney Poitier) and Peter McKenzie (Rock Hudson) who, despite one being Black and the other White, had grown up like brothers in British East Africa. Now, as adults, their relationship is shattered when Peter sides with British colonialism, and Kimani joins the brutal Mau-Maus in their uprising in Kenya.
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Stir Crazy 1980 R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Georg Stanford Brown, Barry Corbin, Miguel Angel Suarez, Nicolas Coster, Jonathan Banks, Lee Purcell, Charles Weldon, Joel Brooks, Erland van Lidth, Lewis Van Bergen, Karmin Murcelo
Out-of-work friends Harry Monroe and Skip Donahue (Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder) dress up as woodpeckers to promote a bank opening. Their costumes are stolen and used for a bank robbery, and now they are sentenced to 120 years in prison for a crime they did not commit. From there on, comedy reigns as Harry and Skip frustrate prison officials and finally break out of prison to pursue the real thieves.
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They Call Me Mister Tibbs 1970 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Barbara McNair, Martin Landau, David Sheiner, Anthony Zerbe, Jeff Corey, Edward Asner, Norma Crane, Juano Hernandez, Beverly Todd
Police detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is once again out on the street solving crimes, but his real personality comes through in his father/son relationship. Follows "In the Heat of the Night" and is followed by "The Organization."
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To Sir with Love 1966 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Clavell
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts, Suzy Kendall, Faith Brook, Geoffrey Bayldon, Marianne Stone, Lulu, Edward Burnham, Gareth Robinson
A West Indian schoolteacher (Sidney Poitier) teaches at a tough London high school made up of white students. He gains their respect, and shows them how to survive in the arena of life.
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Uptown Saturday Night 1974 PG, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor, Rosalind Cash, Roscoe Lee Browne, Paula Kelly, Johnny Sekka, Calvin Lockhart, Lee Chamberlin, Ketty Lester, Harold Nicholas, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Don Marshall
When Steve Jackson (Sidney Poitier) and Wardell Franklin (Bill Cosby) are robbed at Madame Zenobia's (Lee Chamberlin) gambling club, they try to regain their losses after learning that Steve's wallet contains a winning lottery ticket worth $50,000. They hire incompetent private eye Sharp Eye Washington (Richard Pryor) to help find the crooks and must deal with mob kingpin Greechie Dan Beauford (Harry Belafonte) who runs the town. Two sequels, "Let's Do It Again" and "A Piece of the Action," followed this comedy.
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A Warm December 1973 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Esther Anderson, Yvette Curtis, George Baker, Earl Cameron, Johnny Sekka, Hilary Crane, Ann Smith, Milos Kirek, Stephanie Smith, John Beardmore, Letta Mbulu, James Payne
Widowed American Dr. Matt Younger (Sidney Poitier) is visiting London with his daughter Stephanie (Yvette Curtis) when he meets Catherine (Esther Anderson) who is the daughter of African Ambassador George Oswandu (Earl Cameron). Catherine asks Matt's help in eluding a stranger who she says is stalking her. It turns out that Catherine is ill with sickle-cell anemia, and her father has hired a man to guard her. When Matt learns about Catherine's condition, he has already fallen in love with her and is willing to marry her knowing that their time together may be short.
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The Wilby Conspiracy 1975 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Ralph Nelson
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Michael Caine, Nicol Williamson, Prunella Gee, Persis Khambatta, Saeed Jaffrey, Rutger Hauer, Rijk de Gooyer, Patrick Allen, Joe De Graft, Archie Duncan, Helmut Dantine
Political agitator Shack Twala (Sidney Poitier) joins forces with Jim Keogh (Michael Caine) to escape South Africa's apartheid government and the police.
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| Oscar: Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963) |
1. All the Young Men (1960)
2. Band of Angels (1957)
3. The Bedford Incident (1965)
4. Blackboard Jungle (1955)
5. Brother John (1971)
6. Buck and the Preacher (1972)
7. Cry, the Beloved Country (1952)
aka: African Fury
8. The Defiant Ones (1958)
9. Duel at Diablo (1966)
10. Edge of the City (1957)
11. Fast Forward (1985)
12. For Love of Ivy (1968)
13. Ghost Dad (1990)
14. Go, Man, Go (1954)
15. Good-Bye, My Lady (1956)
16. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
17. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
18. Hanky Panky (1982)
19. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
20. The Jackal (1997)
21. King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
22. Let's Do It Again (1975)
23. Lilies of the Field (1963)
24. Little Nikita (1988)
25. The Long Ships (1964)
26. The Lost Man (1969)
27. Mandela and de Klerk (1997)
28. The Mark of the Hawk (1957)
aka: Accused
aka: Shaka Zulu
29. No Way Out (1950)
30. The Organization (1971)
31. Paris Blues (1961)
32. A Patch of Blue (1965)
33. A Piece of the Action (1977)
34. Porgy and Bess (1959)
35. Pressure Point (1962)
36. A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
37. Red Ball Express (1952)
38. Separate But Equal (1991)
39. Shoot to Kill (1988)
40. The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999)
41. The Slender Thread (1965)
42. Sneakers (1992)
43. Something of Value (1957)
44. Stir Crazy (1980)
45. They Call Me Mister Tibbs (1970)
46. To Sir with Love (1966)
47. Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
48. Virgin Island (1959)
49. A Warm December (1973)
50. The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)
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