Movies: Sidney Poitier

"A great many conundrums." An assemblage of found footage....

This Academy Award-winning documentary short Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, narrated by Sidney Poitier, traces the career of Paul Robeson through his activism and his socially charged performances of his signature song, “Ol’ Man River.”...

Describes how Elizabeth Hartman was auditioned and chosen for the part of Selina in "A Patch of Blue."...

Story essentially dealt with the dedication of three young Yanks - G, Smith's concern for wilderness preservation, H. Haskin's work with a Philadelphia black street gang, and M.M. Goodwin's concern for water pollution....