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.
Stanley Burnside
as
Lee Grant
as Narrator
Lady Kendal Isaacs
as
Norman Jewison
as
James Earl Jones
as
Quincy Jones
as
Stanley Kramer
as
Philip Rose
as
Robert Townsend
as
Orville Turnquest
as
Sidney Poitier
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