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Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

  • Episode aired Feb 2, 2000
  • TV-14
  • 55m
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Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000)
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The actor discusses his life and career, with recollections from friends and colleagues.The actor discusses his life and career, with recollections from friends and colleagues.The actor discusses his life and career, with recollections from friends and colleagues.

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    • Lee Grant
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    • Prudence Glass
  • Stars
    • Akihito
    • James Baldwin
    • Janet G. Bostwick
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    • Director
      • Lee Grant
    • Writer
      • Prudence Glass
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      • Akihito
      • James Baldwin
      • Janet G. Bostwick
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    Akihito
    Akihito
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    James Baldwin
    James Baldwin
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    • (archive footage)
    Janet G. Bostwick
    • Self - Minister of Foreign Affairs
    • (as Hon. Janet G. Bostwick)
    Marlon Brando
    Marlon Brando
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Stanley Burnside
    • Self - Nephew
    Bill Clinton
    Bill Clinton
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Hillary Clinton
    Hillary Clinton
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Hillary Rodham Clinton)
    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • Self - Actor
    • (archive footage)
    Samuel Goldwyn
    Samuel Goldwyn
    • Self - Producer
    • (archive footage)
    Lee Grant
    Lee Grant
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Lady Kendal Isaacs
    • Self - Family Friend
    Norman Jewison
    Norman Jewison
    • Self - Director
    James Earl Jones
    James Earl Jones
    • Self - Actor
    Quincy Jones
    Quincy Jones
    • Self - Producer
    Coretta Scott King
    Coretta Scott King
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Stanley Kramer
    Stanley Kramer
    • Self
    Burt Lancaster
    Burt Lancaster
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Lee Grant
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      • Prudence Glass
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      Edited from The 36th Annual Academy Awards (1964)
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      In the Heat of the Night
      Written by Quincy Jones, Alan Bergman, and Marilyn Bergman

      Performed by Ray Charles (courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Music, Inc.)

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    • Release date
      • February 2, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Cat Island, Bahamas
    • Production companies
      • Thirteen / WNET
      • Joseph Feury Productions
      • 1515 Productions Limited
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      55 minutes
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      • Black and White
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    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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