Bibliograph

Sidney Poitier, presented by Warner Home Video

Type

Label

Sidney Poitier, presented by Warner Home Video

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

Sidney Poitier

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

830033797

Responsibility statement

presented by Warner Home Video

Runtime

404

Series statement

Turner classic movies greatest classic legends film collection

Summary

Blackboard jungle: Urban drama about an idealistic teacher in a slum area who fights doggedly to connect with his unruly students. Based on Evan Hunter's novelEdge of the city: If you need a job Charlie Malik can find a spot for you in the dockside railyards. All he needs in return is that you show up on time, work hard, and kick back part of your pay. Two New York City longshoremen, Axel Nordmann, and Army deserter, and Tommy Tyler, an easy-going freight car loader, join forces a corrupt New York waterfront union official. The two share bond that cuts across society's black/white divideSomething of value: When the Mau Maus spread violence and terror throughout British East Africa in an effort to sweep the British from the land, families on both sides are shattered, and two young men who wanted only to live in peace and mutual respect must confront their destiniesA patch of blue: A blind white woman falls in love with a black man, much to the consternation of her racist mother

Table Of Contents

disc 1. Blackboard jungle (1955, 100 min.) -- disc 2. Edge of the city (1957, 85 min.) -- disc 3. Something of value (1957, 114 min.) -- disc 4. A patch of blue (1965, 105 min.)

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

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