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Poitier appearedon the pages of Counterattack, which was thisconservative watchdog...

Sidney • 2022
Poitier appeared
on the pages of Counterattack, which was this
conservative watchdog publication that looked to investigate
the various leftist associations of various figures
in American public life

Full Transcript

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Poitier appeared on the pages of Counterattack,
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which was this conservative watchdog publication
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that looked to investigate the various leftist associations
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of various figures in American public life.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:20
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.
Clearly someone had been keeping tabs on Poitier throughout the 1950s. - Sidney 00:05
Clearly someone had been keeping tabs on Poitier throughout ...
At that time, there was the politics of film making - Sidney 00:14
At that time, there was the politics of film making
Yeah, well, there are some things that you have to say no to. - Sidney 00:06
Yeah, well, there are some things that you have to say no to...
My integrity was more important than to play politics. - Sidney 00:06
My integrity was more important than to play politics.
I could only imagine in those days what it was like to speak out. - Sidney 00:06
I could only imagine in those days what it was like to speak...
Of all my father's teachings, - Sidney 00:08
Of all my father's teachings,
That true measure was how well he provided for his children. - Sidney 00:06
That true measure was how well he provided for his children.
And it stuck with me as if it were etched in my brain. - Sidney 00:06
And it stuck with me as if it were etched in my brain.
I didn't know where I was going next, - Sidney 00:07
I didn't know where I was going next,
That's when I got the call from Richard Brooks - Sidney 00:07
That's when I got the call from Richard Brooks
And from there, my career really took off. - Sidney 00:05
And from there, my career really took off.
Did I say to myself, "This country is waking up - Sidney 00:09
Did I say to myself, "This country is waking up
The moment a Negro child walks into the school, - Sidney 00:13
The moment a Negro child walks into the school,
This was still 1950 America, - Sidney 00:10
This was still 1950 America,
It had never happened before in the history of the movie business. - Sidney 00:06
It had never happened before in the history of the movie bus...
I've always thought there was a great connection - Sidney 00:08
I've always thought there was a great connection
When I saw The Defiant Ones, Tony Curtis, the Jew, - Sidney 00:10
When I saw The Defiant Ones, Tony Curtis, the Jew,
And it just had this chemistry about, almost, people in chains. - Sidney 00:06
And it just had this chemistry about, almost, people in chai...
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,