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.
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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 as
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