A PATCH OF BLUE (WIDESCREEN) (BILINGUAL)

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• Release Year: 1965
• Genre: Classic, Drama, Romance
• Plot: Love is color blind; ; Selina D'Arcey is blind, yet she sees the world anew through the eyes of a kindly Gordon Ralfe (Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier). An awkward Cinderella raised by a bigoted, abusive mother, Selina is white. She does not know that the man helping her learn to dial a pay phone or find the restroom is black. ; ; Elizabeth Hartman's luminous screen debut as Selina earned her a Golden Globe Award as Most Promising Newcomer. On the veteran side as Selina's blowsy, bitter mother, Shelley Winters won her second Oscar. As directed by Guy Green (Oscar-winning cinematographer of 1946's Great Expectations), the performances are timeless in A Patch Of Blue. So is this fine film's hear-soaring impact.
• Cast: Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman, Wallace Ford, Ivan Dixon, Elisabeth Fraser, John Qualen, Kelly Flynn, Debi Storm, Renata Vanni, Saverio LoMedico, Vincent Chase, Tom Curtis, Fred Holliday, Dorothy Lovett, Gregg Martell, David Richards, Robert Williams, Guy Green, Elizabeth Kata
• Director: Guy Green
• Runtime: 1:45
• Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
• Media Format: Movie