Not seen tremendously much even though I always thought he was good, watched The Defiant Ones (1958) a couple weeks ago that was really good
Speaking of defiant ones we've almost got 10.000 people protesting the shutdown
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1) A Raisin In The Sun
2) In The Heat Of The Night
3) Blackboard Jungle
--Every man's death diminishes me...because I am involved in mankind--
It's been a while since I watched either one but I enjoyed his performances in
A Patch of Blue (1965) and Edge of the City (1957).
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In the Heat of the Night is must-see ...
He's fantastic in To Sir, With Love ...
I don't have much of a choice what's his best because he's good in everything ... even Little Nikita, which pretty much sucked overall.
California Über Alles
I liked both In the Heat of the Night and To Sir With Love, as well The Defiant Ones (which I saw on TV recently) a great deal. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner....mmmmm, not so much.
shareLilies of the Field is good, and he is terrific. He won an Oscar for it.
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This movie belongs completely to : SIDNEY!
"We will bury you"-NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV
My favourites are...
No Way Out
Blackboard Jungle
The Defiant Ones
A Raisin In The Sun
The Bedford Incident
In The Heat Of The Night
To Sir With Love
The Organization
Great actor!!!
"Barney Sloane...That's my new name...My old one's a little more Italian."
To Sir With Love > Although firmly rooted in the London of the Swingin' Sixties. somehow this familiar tale of a teacher changing the lives of his pupils by sheer will and compassion retains a timeless quality. Watch closely for the clues Poitier drops about his character's early life and struggles - they bring a great depth to his performance.
The Defiant Ones > Incredible dialogue and real chemistry between the stars elevate what could have been an exploitation movie into a first-rate drama. The supporting cast is stacked with great performances also.
Lilies of the Field > A call-back to my childhood when nuns were treated with a special reverence unknown now. Poitier duels with the head of a small cloister who dream of a suitable church for their rag-tag parish of migrant workers.
Edge of the City > Another study in black-white male bonding. Splendid directing from Martin Ritt in his feature debut.
In the Heat of the Night > A cinema classic featuring big-city detective Poitier caught up in an homicide case in the Deep South.
The man never gave a bad performance. These five are the ones I recall best.
As iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another
Cool, that sounds good (most films mentioned do but yeah) think it might be a bit hard to come by but I'll do my best
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