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Sidney

That wasn't even an acting line for him 'cause that is who he is

Sidney • 2022
That wasn't even an acting line for him 'cause that is who he is

Full Transcript

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That wasn't even an acting line for him
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'cause that is who he is.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
01:13:35
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.
He already had made a mark with Lilies of the Field in '63. - Sidney 00:05
He already had made a mark with Lilies of the Field in '...
But suddenly he's not only honorable, - Sidney 00:06
But suddenly he's not only honorable,
And that just was unprecedented - Sidney 00:06
And that just was unprecedented
I asked him, "Do you have a film you're going to do after this?" - Sidney 00:34
I asked him, "Do you have a film you're going to d...
A cultural wave that would crest - Sidney 00:10
A cultural wave that would crest
According to a certain taste, - Sidney 00:18
According to a certain taste,
I am artist, man, American, contemporary. - Sidney 00:08
I am artist, man, American, contemporary.
I am an awful lot of things, - Sidney 00:09
I am an awful lot of things,
When you are an individual - Sidney 00:12
When you are an individual
You're taking the slings and arrows for the entire race. - Sidney 00:06
You're taking the slings and arrows for the entire race...
Sidney had to take a lot of slings and arrows - Sidney 00:07
Sidney had to take a lot of slings and arrows
When you pray for rain you gotta deal with the mud too - Sidney 00:05
When you pray for rain you gotta deal with the mud too
He was given big shoulders, but he had to carry a lot of weight. - Sidney 00:05
He was given big shoulders, but he had to carry a lot of wei...
But Sidney always had my two favorite things, - Sidney 00:10
But Sidney always had my two favorite things,
You know that there is a community of people watching - Sidney 00:19
You know that there is a community of people watching
- Was it lonely? - "Was it lonely?" - Sidney 00:07
- Was it lonely? - "Was it lonely?"
And I think sad news for all of our fellow citizens - Sidney 00:10
And I think sad news for all of our fellow citizens
And that is that Martin Luther King - Sidney 00:07
And that is that Martin Luther King
NBC interrupts its regular program schedule - Sidney 00:07
NBC interrupts its regular program schedule
I remember coming home on the bus in Pleasantville. - Sidney 00:05
I remember coming home on the bus in Pleasantville.