Poitier's

And though Steiger won the acting prize, it's just as much Poitier's movie.

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He never got around to reading it and it ended up in Sidney Poitier's lap, thanks to me.

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Poitier's raw desperation is palpable as his one chance to better himself slips away.

John Farr: For Black History Month, Ten Key Films on the African-American Experience John Farr 2012

See this for Poitier's intense performance, and McNeil's equally powerful turn as his mother.

John Farr: For Black History Month, Ten Key Films on the African-American Experience John Farr 2012

See this for Poitier's intense performance, and McNeil's equally powerful turn as his mother.

John Farr: For Black History Month, Ten Key Films on the African-American Experience John Farr 2012

Poitier's raw desperation is palpable as his one chance to better himself slips away.

John Farr: For Black History Month, Ten Key Films on the African-American Experience John Farr 2012

See this for Poitier's intense performance, and McNeil's equally powerful turn as his mother.

John Farr: For Black History Month, Ten Key Films on the African-American Experience John Farr 2012

Poitier's raw desperation is palpable as his one chance to better himself slips away.

John Farr: For Black History Month, Ten Key Films on the African-American Experience John Farr 2012

See this for Poitier's intense performance, and McNeil's equally powerful turn as his mother.

John Farr: For Black History Month, Ten Key Films on the African-American Experience John Farr 2012

Poitier's raw desperation is palpable as his one chance to better himself slips away.

John Farr: For Black History Month, Ten Key Films on the African-American Experience John Farr 2012