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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Lee GrantNarrator
Norman JewisonCast
James Earl JonesCast
Quincy JonesCast
Stanley KramerCast
Robert TownsendCast
Sidney PoitierCastExplore the crew
- Producer
- Prudence Glass
- Director
- Lee Grant
- Writer
- Prudence Glass
- Producer
- Mary Beth Yarrow
- Director of Photography
- Slawomir Grünberg