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A Patch of Blue: Directed by Guy Green. With Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman, Wallace Ford. A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life by introducing her to the outside world.
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- Drama, Romance
- Guy Green
- 1965-12-10
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A Patch of Blue. A Patch of Blue is a 1965 American drama film directed by Guy Green about the friendship between an educated black man (played by Sidney Poitier) and an illiterate, blind, white 18-year-old girl (played by Elizabeth Hartman in her film debut), and the problems that plague their friendship in a racially divided America.
EmAn1213 4 May 2004. "A Patch of Blue" is a wonderful film which works on at least two levels: a romance and a social commentary. Unlike most romances, it manages to be touching without being melodramatic, and unlike most social commentaries, it subtly makes its points without manipulation or a hidden agenda.
A Patch of Blue is a 1965 American drama film directed by Guy Green about the friendship between an educated black man and an illiterate, blind, white 18-year-old girl, and the problems that plague their friendship in a racially divided America. Made in 1965 against the backdrop of the growing civil rights movement, the film explores racism while playing on the idea that "love is blind."
Overview. A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life. Guy Green. Director, Screenplay.
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A Patch of Blue - Full Cast & Crew. 73 Metascore; 1965; 1 hr 45 mins Drama NR Watchlist. Where to Watch. A poor, blind, white woman and a determined young black man forge a friendship, and he vows ...
