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And when they saw Poitier, they just start singing that songfrom Lilies of the Field,...

Sidney • 2022
And when they saw Poitier, they just start singing that song
from Lilies of the Field, "Amen." It was something special

Full Transcript

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And when they saw Poitier,
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they just start singing that song from Lilies of the Field,
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"Amen."
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It was something special.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:19
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.
And, you know, every year, about March and April, - Sidney 00:12
And, you know, every year, about March and April,
Looting, murder, and arson have nothing to do with civil rights. - Sidney 00:06
Looting, murder, and arson have nothing to do with civil rig...
We're not gonna be pushed no further by no white folks from no place. - Sidney 00:06
We're not gonna be pushed no further by no white folks ...
What I remember vividly is when I was about ten years old, - Sidney 00:09
What I remember vividly is when I was about ten years old,
And my mother took me to see To Sir, with Love, - Sidney 00:07
And my mother took me to see To Sir, with Love,
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!"