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Sidney

And it just had this chemistryabout, almost, people in chains

Sidney • 2022
And it just had this chemistry
about, almost, people in chains

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And it just had this chemistry about, almost, people in chains.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:04
Uploaded
Mar 26, 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 Defiant Ones. That was the first one I ever saw. - Sidney 00:05
The Defiant Ones. That was the first one I ever saw.
To this day, I still remember him saying to Tony Curtis, - Sidney 00:11
To this day, I still remember him saying to Tony Curtis,
Look, Joker, don't call me "boy." - Sidney 00:13
Look, Joker, don't call me "boy."
That moment in the film where Sidney makes the decision… - Sidney 00:06
That moment in the film where Sidney makes the decision…
To sacrifice his possible freedom… - Sidney 00:06
To sacrifice his possible freedom…
Is something that Black people still don't like and still don't believe. - Sidney 00:06
Is something that Black people still don't like and sti...
It's a magic Negro moment, - Sidney 00:06
It's a magic Negro moment,
The Defiant Ones is one of the most prime examples - Sidney 00:15
The Defiant Ones is one of the most prime examples
And that was a huge trope in Hollywood storytelling for years. - Sidney 00:08
And that was a huge trope in Hollywood storytelling for year...
And it was a way, to them, - Sidney 00:09
And it was a way, to them,
But to Black people, it seemed like, "Yo, these people are punks." - Sidney 00:09
But to Black people, it seemed like, "Yo, these people ...
And he says, "Defiant Ones? Middle-class whites loved it, - Sidney 00:11
And he says, "Defiant Ones? Middle-class whites loved i...
Defiant Ones was the movie - Sidney 00:09
Defiant Ones was the movie
Alongside Tony Curtis, their names appeared above the name of the film, - Sidney 00:09
Alongside Tony Curtis, their names appeared above the name o...
My dad and Tony Curtis were both nominated for Oscars. - Sidney 00:06
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 00:06
It was the first time a Black person had been nominated for ...
The fact that my dad came home with this plaque - Sidney 00:09
The fact that my dad came home with this plaque
The amount of media attention, - Sidney 00:10
The amount of media attention,
I mean, part of Sidney's beauty - Sidney 00:08
I mean, part of Sidney's beauty
I wanted to marry Sidney Poitier. You know what I mean? - Sidney 00:06
I wanted to marry Sidney Poitier. You know what I mean?