Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000)

2000-02-02

(US) •

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Overview

Actor/director Sidney Poitier discusses his life and career. He tells of his upbringing in Jamaica; the difficulties he encountered in New York City at the start of his career; his involvement in the US civil-rights movement; and efforts to end apartheid in South Africa. Friends and acquaintances, as well as other performers, give their insights about what makes him so special.

Movie Cast

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Stanley Burnside

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Lee Grant

Narrator

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Lady Kendal Isaacs

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Norman Jewison

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

James Earl Jones

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Quincy Jones

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Stanley Kramer

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Philip Rose

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Robert Townsend

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Orville Turnquest

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Sidney Poitier