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Sidney

And my mother took me to seeTo Sir, with Love, In the Heat of the Night,and Guess Who's...

Sidney • 2022
And my mother took me to see
To Sir, with Love, In the Heat of the Night,
and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Full Transcript

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And my mother took me to see To Sir, with Love,
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In the Heat of the Night, and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:18
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.
We'd had Black stars in movies, - Sidney 00:06
We'd had Black stars in movies,
People come to the theater to see Sidney Poitier movies. - Sidney 00:05
People come to the theater to see Sidney Poitier movies.
And white people came to the theater to see Sidney Poitier movies, - Sidney 00:11
And white people came to the theater to see Sidney Poitier m...
Biggest box office draw, Black man, 1967 to '68. - Sidney 00:07
Biggest box office draw, Black man, 1967 to '68.
And the whole country is spiraling around him. - Sidney 00:06
And the whole country is spiraling around him.
I just remember being impressed - Sidney 00:08
I just remember being impressed
But you wonder how long he's gonna take it… - Sidney 00:07
But you wonder how long he's gonna take it…
"Virgil," that's a funny name for a nigger boy - Sidney 00:06
"Virgil," that's a funny name for a nigger bo...
"They call me Mr. Tibbs." - Sidney 00:06
"They call me Mr. Tibbs."
They burst out into applause and they're just very alive. - Sidney 00:06
They burst out into applause and they're just very aliv...
The famous scene in the hothouse - Sidney 00:09
The famous scene in the hothouse
In a theater in 1967, the impact was profound. - Sidney 00:06
In a theater in 1967, the impact was profound.
Was Mr. Colbert ever in this greenhouse, - Sidney 00:07
Was Mr. Colbert ever in this greenhouse,
Black folks went crazy 'cause they never seen that before. - Sidney 00:06
Black folks went crazy 'cause they never seen that befo...
"Yeah!" - Sidney 00:12
"Yeah!"
That could've happened with another actor playing that part, - Sidney 00:06
That could've happened with another actor playing that ...
I could too easily remember that Miami night - Sidney 00:07
I could too easily remember that Miami night
I told the director that the script needed to be changed. - Sidney 00:06
I told the director that the script needed to be changed.
I bet you only Sidney would pull that off - Sidney 00:15
I bet you only Sidney would pull that off
"Out of my way." - Sidney 00:09
"Out of my way."