In the back country of South Africa, black minister Stephen Kumalo (Canada Lee) journeys to the city Read More »
Tag Archives: Sidney Poitier
Buck and the Preacher (1972) Sidney Poitier, Joseph Sargent, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee
A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West. Read More »
Pressure Point (1962) Hubert Cornfield, Stanley Kramer, Sidney Poitier, Bobby Darin, Peter Falk
An African-American prison psychiatrist (Sidney Poitier) finds the boundaries Read More »
The Wilby Conspiracy (1975) Ralph Nelson, Sidney Poitier, Michael Caine, Nicol Williamson
Having spent 10 years in prison for nationalist activities, Shack Twala is finally ordered Read More »
The Bedford Incident (1965) James B. Harris, Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, James MacArthur
Richard Widmark plays a hardened cold-warrior and captain of the American destroyer USS Bedford. Read More »
Go Man Go (1954) James Wong Howe, Dane Clark, Patricia Breslin, Sidney Poitier
The inspirational story of the famed basketball tricksters The Harlem Globetrotters is chronicled in this drama. Read More »
A Warm December (1973) Sidney Poitier, Ester Anderson, Yvette Curtis
Dr. Matt Younger and his daughter arrive for a month-long visit to London Read More »
Band of Angels (1957) Raoul Walsh, Clark Gable, Yvonne De Carlo, Sidney Poitier
Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Read More »
To Sir, with Love (1967) James Clavell, Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts
Engineer Mark Thackeray arrives to teach a totally undisciplined class at an East End school. Read More »
Lilies of the Field (1963) Ralph Nelson, Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann
Homer Smith, an unemployed construction worker heading out west, stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. Read More »
The Long Ships (1963) Jack Cardiff, Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn
In this elaborately mounted seafaring adventure, Rolfe (Richard Widmark) is a Viking leader with the cunning and devious mind of a pirate. Read More »
Let’s Do It Again (1975) Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Calvin Lockhart
Clyde Williams and Billy Foster are a couple of blue-collar workers in Atlanta who have promised Read More »
Mandela and de Klerk (1997) Joseph Sargent, Sidney Poitier, Michael Caine, Tina Lifford
On June 12, 1964, Nelson Mandela, along with numerous political detainees Read More »
Sneakers (1992) Phil Alden Robinson, Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Sidney Poitier
Martin Bishop is the head of a group of experts who specialise in testing security systems. Read More »
Edge of the City (1957) Martin Ritt, John Cassavetes, Sidney Poitier, Jack Warden
Drifter Axel North has just arrived in New York City, having traveled from city to city throughout the country. Read More »