"American Masters"
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000)

Director:

Lee Grant

Writer:

Prudence Glass (writer)

TV Series:

"American Masters" (1983)

Original Air Date:

2 February 2000

Genre:

Documentary | Biography | Music | Romance

Plot:

In this series entry, actor/director Sidney Poitier discusses his life and career. He tells of his upbringing...

Plot Keywords:

Ambassador | Apartheid | Civil Rights | Theater | Character Name In Title

Cast

Akihito	...	Himself (archive footage)
James Baldwin	...	Himself (archive footage)
Janet G. Bostwick	...	Herself - Minister of Foreign Affairs (as Hon. Janet G. Bostwick)
Marlon Brando	...	Himself (archive footage)
Stanley Burnside	...	Himself - Nephew
Bill Clinton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Hillary Rodham Clinton	...	Herself (archive footage)
Morgan Freeman	...	Himself - Actor (archive footage)
Samuel Goldwyn	...	Himself - Producer (archive footage)
Lee Grant	...	Narrator
Lady Kendal Isaacs	...	Herself - Family Friend
Norman Jewison	...	Himself - Director
James Earl Jones	...	Himself - Actor
Quincy Jones	...	Himself - Producer
Coretta Scott King	...	Herself (archive footage)
Martin Luther King	...	Himself (archive footage)
Stanley Kramer	...	Himself
Burt Lancaster	...	Himself (archive footage)
Nelson Mandela	...	Himself (archive footage)
Sidney Poitier	...	Himself
Philip Rose	...	Himself - Producer 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Joanna Shimkus	...	Herself (as Joanna Shimkus Poitier)
Robert Townsend	...	Himself - Actor / Director
Orville Turnquest	...	Himself - Governor General (as Sir Orville A. Turnquest)
Denzel Washington	...	Himself - Actor

Runtime:

55 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Black and White | Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Cat Island, Bahamas

Company:

WNET Channel 13 New York

Movie Connections:

References Uptown Saturday Night (1974)

Soundtrack:

In the Heat of the Night