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Overview

User Rating:
8.0/10   2,471 votes
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Director:
Guy Green
Writers:
Elizabeth Kata (novel)
Guy Green (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
10 December 1965 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
A man...a girl...captives in their own worlds...finding escape in each other... more
Plot:
A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 14 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
[DVD Review] Sidney Poitier Collection
 (From JustPressPlay. 2 February 2009, 9:30 PM, PST)

[DVD Review] Sidney Poitier Collection
 (From JustPressPlay. 2 February 2009, 9:30 PM, PST)

User Comments:
Sensitive portrayal by Elizabeth Hartman more
US TV Schedule:
Tue. July 145:45 AMTCM   

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Sidney Poitier ... Gordon Ralfe

Shelley Winters ... Rose-Ann D'Arcey
Elizabeth Hartman ... Selina D'Arcey
Wallace Ford ... Ole Pa
Ivan Dixon ... Mark Ralfe
Elisabeth Fraser ... Sadie
John Qualen ... Mr. Faber
Kelly Flynn ... Yanek Faber

Debi Storm ... Selina, Age 5
Renata Vanni ... Mrs. Favaloro
Saverio LoMedico ... Mr. Favaloro
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Additional Details

Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #20966) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:16
Filming Locations:
Culver City, California, USA

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Trivia:
Scenes of Poitier and Hartman kissing were excised from the film when it was shown in movie theaters in the southern states of the USA. These scenes are intact in the DVD version. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In a number of interior shots where Selina is wearing sunglasses, you can see her eyes and it's apparent that the actress playing the role isn't wearing the foggy contact lenses that made her look blind in non-sunglasses scenes. more
Quotes:
Selina D'Arcy: [Gordon kisses Selina on forehead] Was that a kiss?
Gordon Ralfe: [Nodding] It was a kiss.
Selina D'Arcy: Kiss me again.
[Gordon kisses her forehead again]
Selina D'Arcy: [Grabs Gordon's face and kisses him on the lips] Oh Gordon... Gordon... oh I wish I'd never been done over.
Gordon Ralfe: [Pulls her away] What did you say?
Selina D'Arcy: Nothing.
Gordon Ralfe: I'm sorry. You were much sinned against.
Selina D'Arcy: Are you angry with me. Do you think I'm bad... dirty?
Gordon Ralfe: No.
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Movie Connections:
Edited into Afro Promo (1997) more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Sensitive portrayal by Elizabeth Hartman, 31 October 2000
8/10
Author: spompermayer from San Francisco

A very well-cast film version of Elizabeth Kata's novel. Jerry Goldsmith's score blends beautifully with the film's poignancy. Outstanding debut by the late Elizabeth Hartman; she is unforgettable as the blind Selina D'Arcy. Poitier is terrific as the insightful Gordon, and Shelley Winters gives a blistering portrayal as Selina's abusive, bigoted mother (Winters won Best Supporting Oscar).

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