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Rather than submit himself
to material that didn't depict the Black community
in a meaningful way, or at all, for that matter, Harry Belafonte chose not to appear
in movies from 1959 until 1970. To my mind, that made him
the Muhammad Ali of the film world, forced in his prime
away from the arena in which he belonged. Not one picture I turned down
did I regret not doing
to material that didn't depict the Black community
in a meaningful way, or at all, for that matter, Harry Belafonte chose not to appear
in movies from 1959 until 1970. To my mind, that made him
the Muhammad Ali of the film world, forced in his prime
away from the arena in which he belonged. Not one picture I turned down
did I regret not doing
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Rather than submit himself
to material
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that didn't depict the Black community
in a meaningful way,
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or at all, for that matter,
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Harry Belafonte chose not to appear
in movies from 1959 until 1970.
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To my mind, that made him
the Muhammad Ali of the film world,
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forced in his prime
away from the arena in which he belonged.
00:00:21.061 --> 00:00:24.019
Not one picture I turned down
did I regret not doing.
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Movie Summary
Tracks the history of Black cinema, focused mainly on the '70s, with archival and new interviews with many of the key players from the era.
