Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Name: Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Director: Lee Grant
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2000-02-02
Duration: 55 min
Rating: 6.667
Cast: Stanley Burnside, Lee Grant, Lady Kendal Isaacs, Norman Jewison, James Earl Jones

2000

55m

Documentary

Director: Lee Grant

Writer: Prudence Glass

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.