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Overview
Actor/director Sidney Poitier discusses his life and career. He tells of his upbringing in Jamaica; the difficulties he encountered in New York City at the start of his career; his involvement in the US civil-rights movement; and efforts to end apartheid in South Africa. Friends and acquaintances, as well as other performers, give their insights about what makes him so special.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 2, 2000
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Cast
- Lee Grant,Lady Kendal Isaacs,Robert Townsend,Norman Jewison,Sidney Poitier,Philip Rose,Quincy Jones,James Earl Jones,Orville Turnquest,Stanley Burnsideand 1 more
- Director
- Lee Grant
- Writer
- Prudence Glass
- Producer
- Prudence Glass,Mary Beth Yarrow
- Cinematography
- Sławomir Grünberg
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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