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- Paris Blues. by Ritt, Martin,film director.; Woodward, Joanne,actor.; Newman, Paul,actor.; Poitier, Sidney,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman, Sidney PoitierOriginally produced by MGM in 1961.Ram Bowen (Paul Newman) and Eddie Cook (Sidney Poitier) are two expatriate jazz musicians living in Paris where Jazz musicians are celebrated and racism is a non-issue. When they meet and fall in love with two young American girls (Joanne Woodward, Diahann Carroll) vacationing in France, Ram and Eddie must decide whether they should move back to America with them, or stay in Paris for the freedom it allows them. Director Martin Ritt creates a love letter to both jazz and the city of Paris.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Racism.; Foreign films.; Motion Pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures.; Romance.;
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- In the Heat of the Night. by Jewison, Norman,film director.; Patterson, James,actor.; Gates, Larry,actor.; Grant, Lee,actor.; Steiger, Rod,actor.; Poitier, Sidney,actor.; Oates, Warren,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
James Patterson, Larry Gates, Lee Grant, Rod Steiger, Sidney Poitier, Warren OatesOriginally produced by MGM in 1967.Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger (who won a Best Actor Oscar® for his performance) shine in this classic mystery-thriller that took home five Academy Awards®, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. Lee Grant and Warren Oates also star.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Crime.; Detective and mystery films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).; Motion Pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.;
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- A Patch of Blue. by Green, Guy,film director.; Fraser, Elisabeth,actor.; Hartman, Elizabeth,actor.; Dixon, Ivan,actor.; Winters, Shelley,actor.; Poitier, Sidney,actor.; Ford, Wallace,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Elisabeth Fraser, Elizabeth Hartman, Ivan Dixon, Shelley Winters, Sidney Poitier, Wallace FordOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 1965.Blind Selina D'Arcy (Elizabeth Hartman) lives a life of servitude with her mother, Rose-Ann D'Arcy (Shelley Winters), who's a prostitute, and grandfather who's an alcoholic, until the day she goes to the park to string beads for extra cash. There she meets the first kind person she has ever known, Gordon Ralfe (Sidney Poitier). The two quickly develop a deep bond, but Rose-Ann--who can see only bad in any man--tries to separate her daughter from the African American Gordon, believing that a life of prostitution would be better for Selina than happiness with a Black man.Based on the novel "Be Ready with Bells and Drums" by Elizabeth Kata.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion Pictures.; Families.;
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