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Sidney

And I was the largest investor in the play that he was doing on Broadway

Sidney • 2022
And I was the largest investor in the play that he was doing on Broadway

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And I was the largest investor
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in the play that he was doing on Broadway.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:48
Uploaded
Mar 25, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Harpo Productions,Network Entertainment,Hudlin Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964.
The first act intermission, when the curtain went down, - Sidney 00:06
The first act intermission, when the curtain went down,
By the time we got to the second intermission, - Sidney 00:11
By the time we got to the second intermission,
A breath of fresh air, a scream, a "Bravo!" - Sidney 00:07
A breath of fresh air, a scream, a "Bravo!"
I knew for certain that I was meant to be an actor - Sidney 00:08
I knew for certain that I was meant to be an actor
After all the doubts that had accumulated - Sidney 00:19
After all the doubts that had accumulated
I got me some plans that'll turn this city upside down. - Sidney 00:06
I got me some plans that'll turn this city upside down.
There's the film made the next year - Sidney 00:06
There's the film made the next year
And it's no accident that it is a role written by an African American - Sidney 00:12
And it's no accident that it is a role written by an Af...
Lorraine Hansberry is able to tap into - Sidney 00:08
Lorraine Hansberry is able to tap into
- I know you are a busy little boy. - Walter, please. - Sidney 00:06
- I know you are a busy little boy. - Walter, please.
I know ain't nothing in the world as busy as you colored college boys - Sidney 00:08
I know ain't nothing in the world as busy as you colore...
I see you all the time with your books tucked under your arm, - Sidney 00:07
I see you all the time with your books tucked under your arm...
The kind of ceiling on the possibilities that... that Black people had, - Sidney 00:10
The kind of ceiling on the possibilities that... that Black ...
So, there's not a huge difference from Sidney in Raisin in the Sun - Sidney 00:09
So, there's not a huge difference from Sidney in Raisin...
Don't you see no stars gleaming that you can't reach out and grab, huh? - Sidney 00:06
Don't you see no stars gleaming that you can't rea...
I'm a volcano. I'm a giant, and I'm surrounded by ants. - Sidney 00:05
I'm a volcano. I'm a giant, and I'm surrounde...
It's an art of making a moment and knowing what you're gonna do - Sidney 00:08
It's an art of making a moment and knowing what you...
The first time I would've met Sidney, - Sidney 00:08
The first time I would've met Sidney,
I really learned about that relationship - Sidney 00:16
I really learned about that relationship
As I got older, there were conversations that were had, - Sidney 00:09
As I got older, there were conversations that were had,