CinemaOSMovie · 2023 · 0h 52m

Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood

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Exceptionally talented actor and bridge-builder between black and white, a political icon and artist at the same time: that was Sidney Poitier. He made Hollywood history in 1964 when he became the first black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role − and thus became the first international black superstar. He grew up in poor circumstances in the Bahamas − with only a few years of schooling. Despite this humble start, Sidney Poitier became a film legend committed artistically and politically against all odds. What compromises did he have to make? What shaped him? This documentary gives an intimate insight into the eventful life of the actor and director, who died in January 2022 at the age of 94.

Directed byKatja Runge, Henning van Lil

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Released
Runtime
0h 52m
Language
DE
Released
January 23, 2023
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Florianfilm

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Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring
Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Self (archive footage)

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Self

Constance Towers

Constance Towers

Self

Foster Hirsch

Self

Joanna Shimkus

Joanna Shimkus

Self (archive) - Sidney Poitier's second wife

Sydney Tamiia Poitier

Sydney Tamiia Poitier

Self (archive) - Sydney Poitier's daughter

Creative team
Directed by
Katja Runge
Henning van Lil
Written by
Henning van Lil
Katja Runge

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