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Sidney

As the most powerful actor...Black actor in Hollywood, and one of the most powerful...

Sidney • 2022
As the most powerful actor...
Black actor in Hollywood, and one of the most powerful actors
in Hollywood at that point, him taking the reins was a great thing

Full Transcript

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As the most powerful actor... Black actor in Hollywood,
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and one of the most powerful actors in Hollywood at that point,
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him taking the reins was a great thing.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:32:05
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 then the kind of film he did, - Sidney 00:11
And then the kind of film he did,
We thought that Black people played an important part - Sidney 00:06
We thought that Black people played an important part
That story wouldn't have been told that way if it wasn't for Sidney. - Sidney 00:05
That story wouldn't have been told that way if it wasn&...
"I'm Buck." - Sidney 00:07
"I'm Buck."
We'll never again see him become the towering actor - Sidney 00:06
We'll never again see him become the towering actor
On the other hand, he comes to play a leadership role - Sidney 00:10
On the other hand, he comes to play a leadership role
If there were equality of opportunity in this business, - Sidney 00:09
If there were equality of opportunity in this business,
In 1969, we became business partners - Sidney 00:07
In 1969, we became business partners
It was a company called First Artists, - Sidney 00:13
It was a company called First Artists,
We got no money up front, - Sidney 00:08
We got no money up front,
All I cared about was the creative control. - Sidney 00:05
All I cared about was the creative control.
I felt very honored being the only woman, - Sidney 00:09
I felt very honored being the only woman,
It was a hugely audacious move to start a production company - Sidney 00:07
It was a hugely audacious move to start a production company
I think the feeling was, - Sidney 00:07
I think the feeling was,
You don't need to then put yourself in this position of power - Sidney 00:13
You don't need to then put yourself in this position of...
What we all really wanted - Sidney 00:09
What we all really wanted
I made Uptown Saturday Night, - Sidney 00:05
I made Uptown Saturday Night,
Okay? I thought it was the coolest damn thing - Sidney 00:05
Okay? I thought it was the coolest damn thing
He had an understanding of the industry - Sidney 00:07
He had an understanding of the industry
He was very much aware that there weren't any at one point - Sidney 00:10
He was very much aware that there weren't any at one po...