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A Patch of Blue

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A Patch of Blue
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NR,1hr 48min
Genres:
Drama,Romance
Release:
1965
Director:
Guy Green
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman  ...more
Synopsis: Shelley Winters won an Academy Award for her searing performance as Rose-Ann d'Arcy in A Patch of Blue. The star, however, is not Winters but Elizabeth Hartman, cast as d'Arcy's blind, sensitive daughter, Selina. A venomous prostitute, Rose-Ann treats both Selina and grandfather Ole Pa (Wallace Ford) like dirt. Fortunately, Selina finds a way out via the kindly Gordon Ralfe (Sidney Poitier), who befriends Hartman and tries to open up doors for her previously closed by her selfish mother. Despite ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Costello, AMG Review
While perhaps too consciously schematic in its pairing of a black man and a blind white girl during an era of heightened racial awareness, this small film is a tender and moving story of friendship. Sidney Poitier stars as a man who befriends a blind girl (Elizabeth Hartman) he often sees in the park, and as he comes to understand the harshness of her family life, encourages her to reach out for a ... Full Review
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Sidney Poitier
Gordon Ralfe
Shelley Winters
Rose-Ann D'Arcy
Elizabeth Hartman
Selina D'Arcy
Wallace Ford
Ole Pa
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