
Release Date
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Original Release
February 2, 2000
0h 55m
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000)
⭐ 6.055 min
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.
Director

Lee Grant
Department: Acting
⭐Popularity: 2.6
Cast
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Stanley Burnside
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Lee Grant
Narrator
⭐2.6
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Lady Kendal Isaacs
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⭐0.1

Norman Jewison
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⭐8.1

James Earl Jones
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⭐2.3

Quincy Jones
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⭐0.7

Stanley Kramer
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⭐1.7
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Philip Rose
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⭐0.3

Robert Townsend
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⭐1.4
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Orville Turnquest
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⭐0.0
Genres
Documentary