Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood

Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood (2023)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2023-01-23
  • User Rating: 3/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 52min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Florianfilm
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Directors: Katja Runge, Henning van Lil.
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Summary

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.

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  • Sidney Poitier

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Lee Grant

    as Self
  • Constance Towers

    as Self
  • Foster Hirsch

    as Self
Directing Katja Runge Director
Editing Mark Mossmann Editor
Writing Katja Runge Writer
Directing Henning van Lil Director
Writing Henning van Lil Writer

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