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.
Lee Grant
Director
Prudence Glass
Writer
Stanley Burnside
Lee Grant
Narrator
Lady Kendal Isaacs
Norman Jewison
James Earl Jones
Quincy Jones
Stanley Kramer
Philip Rose
Robert Townsend
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Spielberg75%
Sly72%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
Love, Antosha74%
Being James Bond77%
I Am Chris Farley71%
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!60%
QT8: The First Eight72%
Corman's World70%
I Know That Voice71%
Making 'The Shining'71%
Woody Allen: A Documentary69%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Being Eddie67%
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy78%
De Palma70%
The Class of ‘9271%
Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life64%
Lucy and Desi71%
