Directed by:
Reginald HudlinScreenplay:
Jesse James MillerCinematography:
Matthew ChavezCast:
Sidney Poitier, Oprah Winfrey, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Louis Gossett Jr., Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Spike Lee, Quincy Jones (more)VOD (1)
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From producer Oprah Winfrey and directed by Reginald Hudlin, this revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier and his legacy as an iconic actor, filmmaker and activist at the center of Hollywood and the Civil Rights Movement. (Apple TV+)
Cast
Sidney Poitier
USA
Best movies:
A Patch of Blue (1965)
To Sir, with Love (1967)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Oprah Winfrey
USA
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
The Color Purple (1985)
Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 (1999) (concert)
Morgan Freeman
USA
Best movies:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Se7en (1995)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Denzel Washington
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Philadelphia (1993)
Man on Fire (2004)
Halle Berry
USA
Best movies:
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
X-Men 2 (2003)
Louis Gossett Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
The White Dawn (1974)
Barbra Streisand
USA
Best movies:
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Robert Redford
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Out of Africa (1985)
Spike Lee
USA
Best movies:
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Clockers (1995)
Quincy Jones
USA
Best movies:
The Wiz (1978)
Sandy Wexler (2017)
Lenny Kravitz
USA
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Precious (2009)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Harry Belafonte
USA
Best movies:
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Bobby (2006)
The Player (1992)
Nelson George
USA
Katharine Houghton
USA
Best movies:
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Kinsey (2004)
Ethan Frome (1993)
Sydney Tamiia Poitier
USA
Best movies:
On the Edge (2001) (TV movie)
Death Proof (2007)
True Crime (1999)
Joanna Shimkus
Canada
Best movies:
The Last Adventure (1967)
Six in Paris (1965)
The Lost Man (1969)