Sidney Poitier — Actor (16)
Nationtime: Gary (1972) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Nationtime: Gary
A report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered Black voices from across the political spectrum, among them Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory, Coretta Scott King, Richard Hatcher, Amiri Baraka, Charles Diggs, and H. Carl McCall.
For Love of Ivy (1968) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
For Love of Ivy
director: Daniel Mann actor: Sidney Poitier / Abbey Lincoln
other title: Un uomo per Ivy / Liebling
A white family has had the same Black maid for many years. When she tells them she wants to go back to school and will be leaving soon, the 20ish year old son decides what she needs is a change and begins searching for a man to wine and dine her, but who won't marry her, thinking that this will distract her from her plans. The man he finds doesn't entirely cooperate.
Children of the Dust (1995) [TV] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Children of the Dust
other title: Die Rache der Gejagten / La croisée des destins
Gypsy Smith, is a gunfighter and a bounty hunter. When he leads the US army into a Cheyenne camp to capture a suspected Indian renegade, a long train of events begins that finally lead to that 'good day to die'. White Wolf, only a child, is one of the few survivors of the massacre of his tribe that day, and Gypsy brings him to live with the Maxwell family, where he grows up not fully Indian and not really white but a bit too close to Rachel, the Maxwell daughter.

Gypsy now reappears, leading a group of Black settlers from the post-Civil War South to start a new life in a town of their own - Freedom in the Oklahoma Territory, its first black settlement. White Wolf (or Corby as a 'white' name') is now with his people, but all of these parts come back together in conflict, violence, loss, and Pyrric triumph.
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
director: Gregg Champion actor: Sidney Poitier / Dianne Wiest
other title: Das Leben ist was Wunderbares / Le secret de Noah
In the small Southern community of Twin Pines, GA, lives Noah Dearborn, a master craftsman and farmer who cherishes his solitude almost as much as the local townspeople cherish him — especially restaurant owner Sarah McClellan. But when greedy real estate developers set their sights on Noah's land and he rejects their six-figure offer, this taciturn man is forced to summon all his strength in order to defend not only his property and way of life, but his sanity.
A Warm December (1973) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
A Warm December
other title: Grazie per quel caldo dicembre / L'amour fleurit en décembre
Widower Dr. Matt Younger and his daughter go to London for a month of dirt-bike racing. While there, Dr. Younger is surprised by finding himself attracted to Catherine, a charming but elusive woman who seems to have some mysterious men following her. A romance slowly develops between the doctor and Catherine, but there are complications to their happiness.
The Mark of the Hawk (1957) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Mark of the Hawk
director: Michael Audley actor: Eartha Kitt / Sidney Poitier
other title: Il segno del falco / Das Zeichen des Falken
The man called Obam struggles with the increasingly hostile forces facing each other in a colonial African country. The African natives want their land and lives back from the British colonists. Obam's motives are questioned by his own people, in particular his brother Kanda. With the help of his wife Renee and missionary Bruce Craig, will he be able to get things under control before the country self-destructs? Written by Greg Bruno
A Piece of the Action (1977) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
A Piece of the Action
director: Sidney Poitier actor: Sidney Poitier / Bill Cosby
other title: Ausgetrickst / Un morceau de l'action
How does retired cop Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) get two career criminals, Manny Durrell (Sidney Poitier) and Dave Anderson (Bill Cosby), to follow the straight and narrow? Con them into helping juvenile delinquents turn over a new leaf. But how? Burke has never been able to nail the duo, but he uses what he knows of their seedy past to blackmail them into volunteering.
Edge of the City (1957) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Edge of the City
director: Martin Ritt actor: John Cassavetes / Sidney Poitier
other title: Nel fango della periferia / Ein Mann besiegt die Angst
A male army deserter and a black male dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager, in a corrupt environment, and as their connection blossoms they must face the oppressive and morally decaying city they live in.
The Long Ships (1964) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Long Ships
other title: Le lunghe navi / Røde Orm og Langskibet
Moorish ruler El Mansuh is determined to locate a massive bell made of gold known as the "Mother of Voices." Viking explorer Rolfe also becomes intent on finding the mythical treasure, and sails with his crew from Scandinavia to Africa to track it down. Reluctantly working together, El Mansuh and Rolfe, along with their men, embark on a quest for the prized object, but only one leader will be able to claim the bell as his own — if it even exists at all.
The Red Ball Express (1952) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Red Ball Express
director: Budd Boetticher actor: Jeff Chandler / Alex Nicol
other title: L'autocolonna rossa / Unternehmen Rote Teufel
August 1944: proceeding with the invasion of France, Patton's Third Army has advanced so far toward Paris that it cannot be supplied. To keep up the momentum, Allied HQ establishes an elite military truck route.
The Wilby Conspiracy (1975) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Wilby Conspiracy
director: Ralph Nelson actor: Sidney Poitier / Michael Caine
other title: Il seme dell'odio / Sorte diamanter
Having spent 10 years in prison for nationalist activities, Shack Twala is finally ordered released by the South African Supreme Court but he finds himself almost immediately on the run after a run-in with the police. Assisted by his lawyer Rina Van Niekirk and visiting British engineer Jim Keogh, he heads for Capetown where he hopes to recover a stash of diamonds, meant to finance revolutionary activities, that he had entrusted to a dentist before his incarceration. Along the way, they are followed by Major Horn of the South African State security bureau and it becomes apparent that he has no intention of arresting them until they reach their final destination
Duel at Diablo (1966) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Duel at Diablo
director: Ralph Nelson actor: James Garner / Sidney Poitier
other title: Duello a El Diablo / Duel i Diablopasset
In Apache territory, a supply Army column heads for the next fort, an ex-scout searches for the killer of his Native wife, and a housewife abandons her husband to rejoin her Apache lover's tribe.