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The following selection is not intended to be a complete list of everything Poitier ever did.
Its a biographical timeline of work, showing how Poitiers image evolved and adapted to suit the times.
Cry the Beloved Countryis available onDVD.
By the end of the movie, Miller sides with Dadier against Morrow and his allies.
The cities of Atlanta and Memphis banned it entirely.
Blackboard Jungleis available to rent onVudu,Amazon Prime Video,YouTube,Google Play, andApple TV.
Ruby Dee plays Poitiers loyal and sunny wife.
Edge of the Cityis available to rent onVudu,Amazon Prime Video,Google Play, andApple TV.
The poster image of chained Black and white wrists literalized the simplistic message.
With that knowledge comes respect, and with respect comradeship and even love.
The Defiant Onesis available to stream onAmazon Prime VideoandPluto TVand rent onVudu, andApple TV.
Sammy Davis Jr. steals the movie in an insinuating supporting turn as the coke-supplying, fancy-gloved, bowler-hattedSportin Life.
A poor-quality rip of an apparently unauthorized European DVD iscurrently available on YouTube.
This is Poitiers finest hour as an actor.
A Raisin in the Sunis available to rent onVudu,YouTube, andApple TV.
Hes paired here with Paul Newman at maximum smoldering babe-ness.
Paris Bluesis available to stream onPluto TVandTubi.
Poitier was shut out, but Oscars wise, he did just fine that year (see above).
It was followed by two sequels,They Call Me Mr. Tibbs!
Guess Whos Coming to Dinneris available to stream onStarzand rent onAmazon Prime Video.
If you might get past that, the film offers many archival pleasures.
For one, it provides further evidence of Poitiers sure hand with comedy.
Uptown Saturday Nightis available to rent onYouTube,Amazon Prime Video,Vudu,Google Play, andApple TV.
Little NikitaandShoot to Killareavailable to rent onYouTube,Amazon Prime Video,Vudu,Google Play, andApple TV.
Sneakersis available to rent onYouTube,Amazon Prime Video,Vudu,Google Play, andApple TV.
