A perrennial favorite small movie thats always appealed to sidney poitier fans, a patch of blue is dramatically far superior to his oscar winner from a couple of seasons earlier, lilies of the field. An actor, director, and producer, he forever altered the racial perceptions long. As a showcase for a pair of sidney poitier and shelley winters best performances, a wonderful debut for the delicate elizabeth hartman, and a. Sidney poitier accepts the 20th afi life achievement award in 1992.
A patch of blue is a heartfelt drama that will make you melt all the way to the end. Instant stardom in patch of blue, then unemployment, then suicide. A patch of blue is one of my alltime favorite sidney poitier movies. Popular videos a patch of blue a patch of blue topic. Poitier befriends then falls in love with a neglected and abused blind girl. He was the first black man to kiss a white woman in a movie, 1965s a patch of blue. Released 1965, a patch of blue stars sidney poitier, shelley winters, elizabeth hartman, wallace ford the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Academy award winners sidney poitier and shelley winterswho delivers an oscarwinning performancestar with elizabeth hartman in this tender story of an abused blind girl who only dreams of finding a patch of blue. So classic every movie is fantastic and good quality. Aug 30, 2016 a patch of blue is a heartfelt drama that will make you melt all the way to the end. Costar shelley winters won the academy award for best. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. A patch of blue, guy green, 1965 shopping with sidney. Sidney poitier 1927 could be considered the jackie robinson of hollywood.
Directed by guy green in 1965, the movie stars sidney poitier, shelley winters and elizabeth hartman. Blind selina elizabeth hartman and new friend gordon sidney poitier at the grocery, getting to know each other in director guy greens a patch of blue, 1965 view. A patch of blue the classics edition cast it talent. He had little formal education and at the age of 15 was sent to miami to live with his brother, in order to. Pofb is filled with poignant truth, gentle but hard won humor, and that patch of blue hope. Sidney poitier, shelley winters and elizabeth hartman a patch of blue 1965 official trailer sidney poitier movie a blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life. Turner classic movies will have no sidney poitier premieres, but fans of the groundbreaking actor will have the opportunity to catch him in some of his most important roles. The 4 oclock movie posted by sandra as a young girl id rush home after school to watch the 4 oclock movie. Sidney poitier was to hollywood what performerp60791jackie robinsonjackierobinson was to major league baseball. Its such a sweet and well written story of a lonely and neglected blind 18 year old girl salina. Sidney poitier, shelley winters and elizabeth hartman a patch of blue 1965 official trailer sidney poitier movie a blind. Made in 1965 against the backdrop of the growing civil rights movement, the film explores.
A patch of blue is a 1965 american drama film directed by guy green about the friendship between an educated black man played by sidney poitier and an illiterate, blind, white, 18yearold girl played by elizabeth hartman, and the problems that plague their friendship in a racially divided america. Blind selina elizabeth hartman and new friend gordon sidney poitier at the grocery, getting to know each other in director guy greens a patch of blue, 1965. Commentary by director guy green, stills gallery, sidney poitier. A patch of blue 1965 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. I resisted a patch of blue for the longest time because, frankly, i thought it sounded sappy. Sidney poitier cemented his ascent to the tinseltown firmament with this. The legacy essay, awards notes all movies have english mono track and english and french subtitles. Feb 05, 2012 sidney poitier accepts the 20th afi life achievement award in 1992.
Sid poitier has always had a quiet dignity and elegance and his performances have been consistently excellent. A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life by introducing her to the outside world. Shelley winters won an academy award for her searing performance as roseann darcy in a patch of blue. Feb 18, 2020 a patch of blue 1965 poitier received bafta and golden globe best actor nominations for his role in this highly regarded drama. Mar 23, 2018 48 videos play all a patch of blue 1965 full movie nahajayauahahaja kaiajauahanaban 10 things you never knew about tombstone duration. The star, however, is not winters but elizabeth hartman, cast as darcys blind, sensitive. The difference is in the direction ex cameraman guy green both wrote and very sensitively directed this tale of a handicapped girl coming of.
This movie, a patch of blue, is special on many different sociological planes. A patch of blue 1965 official trailer sidney poitier movie youtube. A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home. With sidney poitier, shelley winters, elizabeth hartman, wallace ford. A patch of blue, guy green, 1965 shopping with sidney poitier. Sidney poitiers summer under the stars day is friday, aug. Sidney poitier full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Patch of blue movie adaption paperback book sidney poitier photo cover 1961. The histrionic 1965 melodrama a patch of blue stars sidney poitier as a young man who befriends a young blind woman elizabeth hartman over the racist opposition of her prostitute mother.
Every original show and movie coming to the warnermedia. He won an academy award for best actor, the first black actor to win that award, and was nominated a second time. A love story between a blind woman elizabeth hartman and a black man sidney poitier sounded like, well, the 1965 equivalent of green book though im one of those unwashed philistines who actually enjoyed green book despite a few issues. A patch of blue movie 1965 sidney poitier, shelley. Blind selina darcy hartman lives a life of servitude with her mother, roseann darcy winters, whos a prostitute and grandfather whos an alcoholic until the day she goes to.
His nomination was the first time a black actor had every earned a nomination in the best actor category. A wonderful display of light and dark in the right places underlines cultural attitudes, injustices and ignorance with an unsurpassed precision. It addresses cultural tolerances and intolerances from the working poor to the educated professional. If you are a fan of sidney poitier like i am you wont regret adding this bad boy to your collection. The man and his films poll image when the villain wins an oscar poll image blue is.
A patch of blue was excellent and edge of the city was great as well. The screenplay was adapted from a novel titled be ready with bells and drums, which was published in 1961. Poitier showed acting brillliance beyond his years. He won an academy award for best actor, the first black actor to win that award, and was nominated a second time in addition, he was nominated six times for the golden globe award for best actor four times under motion picture drama, and once for both miniseries.
Guy greens wife picked up the little book when they were getting out of the rain in england, and. A patch of blue 1965 stream and watch online moviefone. Sidney poitier, shelley winters, elizabeth hartman, wallace ford. Edge of the city, a patch of blue, something of value, a warm december. A patch of blue 1965 when selina darcey elizabeth hartman, a blind young white woman, befriends gordon ralfe sidney poitier, a black office worker, their budding relationship eventually. I usually cant get into tearjerkers but this one was really good. A patch of blue now streaming on filmstruck a young blind woman, selina darcey elizabeth hartman, lives with her. Patch of blue movie adaption paperback book sidney poitier. Sidney poitier active 1950 20 born feb 20, 1927 in miami. All but a warm december also have a french mono track.
A native of cat island, the bahamas although born, two months prematurely, in miami during a visit by his parents, poitier grew up in poverty as the son of farmers evelyn nee outten and reginald james poitier, who also drove a cab. Oct, 2012 this video is a tribute to a movie called a patch of blue. Watch the greatest story ever told 1965 full movie online. Jan 30, 2009 the histrionic 1965 melodrama a patch of blue stars sidney poitier as a young man who befriends a young blind woman elizabeth hartman over the racist opposition of her prostitute mother. A patch of blue 1965 poitier received bafta and golden globe best actor nominations for his role in this highly regarded drama. I had wanted the movie patch of blue for a long time. The difference is in the direction ex cameraman guy green both wrote and very sensitively directed this tale of a handicapped girl coming of age in squalid. All movies have english mono track and english and french subtitles. This video is a tribute to a movie called a patch of blue. Sidney poitier, bahamian american actor, director, and producer who broke the color barrier in the u. The wonderful sidney poitier made his fim debut auspiciously in the 1950 joe mankiewicz drama, no way out. I know most people who watch this movie concentrate more on sidney poitier, and while. Selina darcey is blind, yet she sees the world anew through the eyes of kindly gordon ralfe academy award winner sidney poitier.