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related to: sidney poitier movies filmographyAn Apple Original Film. Watch now on Apple TV+. Subscription required. This reveling documentary honors Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and activist.
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1950 1h 46m Approved. 7.4 (6.3K) Rate. Two hoodlum brothers are brought into a hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one of them dies the other accuses their black doctor of murder. Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz Stars Richard Widmark Linda Darnell Stephen McNally. 3. Cry, the Beloved Country. 1951 1h 43m.
- In the Heat of the Night. Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates. 158 votes. In the 1967 drama In the Heat of the Night, Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier), a black police detective from Philadelphia, becomes embroiled in a murder investigation in a racially hostile southern town.
- Lilies of the Field. Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann. 142 votes. When traveling African-American handyman Homer Smith (Sidney Poitier) stops by a farm in rural Arizona, he is welcomed by a group of Roman Catholic nuns who have emigrated from Germany.
- To Sir, with Love. Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts. 170 votes. American Mark Thackeray (Sidney Poitier) recently received his degree in engineering, but cannot find work.
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier. 143 votes. When Joanna Drayton (Katharine Houghton), a free-thinking white woman, and black doctor John Prentice (Sidney Poitier) become engaged, they travel to San Francisco to meet her parents.
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- No Way Out (1950) Poitier got his first Hollywood break playing the only Black intern in a white urban hospital who has to treat a racist criminal (Richard Widmark) in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's liberal message movie/film noir hybrid.
- Blackboard Jungle (1955) He's "a little brighter and a little smarter than the rest of those guys," teacher Glenn Ford observes of the teenaged delinquent Poitier plays in this breakthrough hit (no wonder — he was 28!).
- Edge of the City (1957) All but forgotten now, Martin Ritt's early film was called "a milestone in the screen presentation of an American Negro" by Variety.
- The Defiant Ones (1958) Acting opposite Tony Curtis, Poitier made history — not for the last time — by scoring a Best Actor Oscar nomination, the first ever for a Black man, in Stanley Kramer's tight, energetic thriller about two escaped convicts on the run who, shackled together at the wrists, need to trust and help each other in order to survive.
Active - 1950 - 2022 | Born - Feb 20, 1927 in Miami, Florida, United States | Died - Jan 6, 2022 | Genres - Drama, Crime, Romance. Overview. Filmography. Other Appearances. Awards.
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Sidney Poitier KBE (/ ˈ p w ɑː t j eɪ / PWAH-tyay; February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor . [2]
Jan 7, 2022 · Biography. Sidney Poitier KBE (February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor.
