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Sidney

Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964.

Director

Reginald Hudlin

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documentary, biography

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Harpo Productions,Network Entertainment,Hudlin Entertainment

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https://tv.apple.com/movie/umc.cmc.3bz66deer36yb164foftii9pe

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Then he could start feeling and reacting - Sidney

Then he could start feeling and reacting

I said, "Everything is not about money." - Sidney

I said, "Everything is not about money."

And he turned it down. - Sidney

And he turned it down.

Like, this is gonna pay you
more money than you make in a year." - Sidney

Like, this is gonna pay you more money than you make in a ye...

The part called for me as a janitor, - Sidney

The part called for me as a janitor,

But in this particular script,
a murder took place. - Sidney

But in this particular script, a murder took place.

Or who were associated with the murderers, - Sidney

Or who were associated with the murderers,

In the narrative,
the janitor's daughter is murdered, - Sidney

In the narrative, the janitor's daughter is murdered,

They're not gonna change the script - Sidney

They're not gonna change the script

And he said, - Sidney

He said that when he looked up - Sidney

He said that when he looked up

I cannot play that - Sidney

I cannot play that

I could not play that - Sidney

I could not play that

He turns it down and goes out
and takes a loan - Sidney

He turns it down and goes out and takes a loan

He did what he had to do - Sidney

He did what he had to do

My faithfulness to my values
belongs to my mom. - Sidney

My faithfulness to my values belongs to my mom.

First you duck, and then you cover. - Sidney

First you duck, and then you cover.

The Cold War
after World War II produced - Sidney

The Cold War after World War II produced

The communist underground directed
its agents, in effect, - Sidney

The communist underground directed its agents, in effect,

Even if there were only one communist
in the State Department - Sidney

Even if there were only one communist in the State Departmen...

I remember that period
'cause I was just getting to college - Sidney

I remember that period 'cause I was just getting to col...

I saw the McCarthy hearings - Sidney

I saw the McCarthy hearings

The requirement of a loyalty oath - Sidney

The requirement of a loyalty oath

There were lists made of possible
communists or communist sympathizers. - Sidney

There were lists made of possible communists or communist sy...

Have you come back from
Moscow still a convinced communist? - Sidney

Have you come back from Moscow still a convinced communist?

Paul Robeson was as significant - Sidney

Paul Robeson was as significant

He stood atop of
this world of Black entertainment - Sidney

He stood atop of this world of Black entertainment

Well, he had America on his butt - Sidney

Well, he had America on his butt

Robeson becomes
an interesting dual template - Sidney

Robeson becomes an interesting dual template

Robeson was blackballed,
and not only was he blackballed, - Sidney

Robeson was blackballed, and not only was he blackballed,

We have seen that people
will so fight for their freedom - Sidney

We have seen that people will so fight for their freedom

So for Sidney, he saw
how Paul Robeson was disrespected - Sidney

So for Sidney, he saw how Paul Robeson was disrespected

And when you see something like that… - Sidney

And when you see something like that…

Yeah, well, just try and
pay attention, Santini. - Sidney

Yeah, well, just try and pay attention, Santini.

Hey, Miller. Come here.
I want to talk to you a minute, Miller. - Sidney

Hey, Miller. Come here. I want to talk to you a minute, Mill...

Well, I think mainly
because I knew Paul Robeson, - Sidney

Well, I think mainly because I knew Paul Robeson,

That seemed to have been enough
to make me suspect. - Sidney

That seemed to have been enough to make me suspect.

You know you're a little brighter, - Sidney

You know you're a little brighter,

Poitier appeared
on the pages of Counterattack, - Sidney

Poitier appeared on the pages of Counterattack,

Clearly someone had been keeping tabs
on Poitier throughout the 1950s. - Sidney

Clearly someone had been keeping tabs on Poitier throughout ...

At that time,
there was the politics of film making - Sidney

At that time, there was the politics of film making

Yeah, well, there are some
things that you have to say no to. - Sidney

Yeah, well, there are some things that you have to say no to...

My integrity was more important
than to play politics. - Sidney

My integrity was more important than to play politics.

I could only imagine in those days
what it was like to speak out. - Sidney

I could only imagine in those days what it was like to speak...

Of all my father's teachings, - Sidney

Of all my father's teachings,

That true measure was how well
he provided for his children. - Sidney

That true measure was how well he provided for his children.

And it stuck with me
as if it were etched in my brain. - Sidney

And it stuck with me as if it were etched in my brain.

I didn't know where I was going next, - Sidney

I didn't know where I was going next,

That's when I got the call
from Richard Brooks - Sidney

That's when I got the call from Richard Brooks

And from there, my career really took off. - Sidney

And from there, my career really took off.

Did I say to myself,
"This country is waking up - Sidney

Did I say to myself, "This country is waking up

The moment
a Negro child walks into the school, - Sidney

The moment a Negro child walks into the school,

This was still 1950 America, - Sidney

This was still 1950 America,

It had never happened before
in the history of the movie business. - Sidney

It had never happened before in the history of the movie bus...

I've always
thought there was a great connection - Sidney

I've always thought there was a great connection

When I saw The Defiant Ones,
Tony Curtis, the Jew, - Sidney

When I saw The Defiant Ones, Tony Curtis, the Jew,

And it just had this chemistry
about, almost, people in chains. - Sidney

And it just had this chemistry about, almost, people in chai...

The Defiant Ones.
That was the first one I ever saw. - Sidney

The Defiant Ones. That was the first one I ever saw.

To this day, I still remember
him saying to Tony Curtis, - Sidney

To this day, I still remember him saying to Tony Curtis,

Look, Joker, don't call me "boy." - Sidney

Look, Joker, don't call me "boy."

That moment in the film
where Sidney makes the decision… - Sidney

That moment in the film where Sidney makes the decision…

To sacrifice his possible freedom… - Sidney

To sacrifice his possible freedom…

Is something that Black people
still don't like and still don't believe. - Sidney

Is something that Black people still don't like and sti...

It's a magic Negro moment, - Sidney

It's a magic Negro moment,

The Defiant Ones is
one of the most prime examples - Sidney

The Defiant Ones is one of the most prime examples

And that was a huge trope
in Hollywood storytelling for years. - Sidney

And that was a huge trope in Hollywood storytelling for year...

And it was a way, to them, - Sidney

And it was a way, to them,

But to Black people, it seemed like,
"Yo, these people are punks." - Sidney

But to Black people, it seemed like, "Yo, these people ...

And he says, "Defiant Ones?
Middle-class whites loved it, - Sidney

And he says, "Defiant Ones? Middle-class whites loved i...

Defiant Ones was the movie - Sidney

Defiant Ones was the movie

Alongside Tony Curtis, their names
appeared above the name of the film, - Sidney

Alongside Tony Curtis, their names appeared above the name o...

My dad and Tony Curtis
were both nominated for Oscars. - Sidney

My dad and Tony Curtis were both nominated for Oscars.

It was the first time a Black person
had been nominated for an Oscar - Sidney

It was the first time a Black person had been nominated for ...

The fact that my dad came home
with this plaque - Sidney

The fact that my dad came home with this plaque

The amount of media attention, - Sidney

The amount of media attention,

I mean, part of Sidney's beauty - Sidney

I mean, part of Sidney's beauty

I wanted to marry Sidney Poitier.
You know what I mean? - Sidney

I wanted to marry Sidney Poitier. You know what I mean?

He was definitely my idea
of what a perfect Black man would be. - Sidney

He was definitely my idea of what a perfect Black man would ...

And he understood what imagery
is about, the power of imagery. - Sidney

And he understood what imagery is about, the power of imager...

I've seen everybody
sort of melt in his presence. - Sidney

I've seen everybody sort of melt in his presence.

He was so elegant, so statuesque. - Sidney

He was so elegant, so statuesque.

He was, like, "wow."
Movie stars should be "wow." - Sidney

He was, like, "wow." Movie stars should be "w...

I did Raisin in the Sun in 1959.
So I got to know Sidney pretty well. - Sidney

I did Raisin in the Sun in 1959. So I got to know Sidney pre...

Every Black person had read
Raisin in the Sun - Sidney

Every Black person had read Raisin in the Sun

Sidney had bought me
a mink coat or something. - Sidney

Sidney had bought me a mink coat or something.

So I took it back to the store,
and I got the money - Sidney

So I took it back to the store, and I got the money

And I was the largest investor - Sidney

And I was the largest investor

The first act intermission,
when the curtain went down, - Sidney

The first act intermission, when the curtain went down,

By the time we got to
the second intermission, - Sidney

By the time we got to the second intermission,

A breath of fresh air,
a scream, a "Bravo!" - Sidney

A breath of fresh air, a scream, a "Bravo!"

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Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964.

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Director: Reginald Hudlin

Writer: Jesse James Miller

Production: Harpo Productions,Network Entertainment,Hudlin Entertainment

Genre: documentary, biography

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 70/100

ImdbRating: N/A

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 23 Sep 2022

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://tv.apple.com/movie/umc.cmc.3bz66deer36yb164foftii9pe

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