poitier did occasionally manage to break away from the "perfect" stereotype he unwittingly created. check out "a raisin in the sun" (1961) -he's a royal pain in the cock in that one!
(it's a bit overwrought, but worth checking out for diana sands who plays his sister, and is a sauce-pot by anyone's standards)
Sidney mention in an interview many years later that he was tired of playing the perfect stereotypical black man, with no faults and no sexuality. Even though blacks started to get roles in the 1950's and 1960, they were often denied roles of sexuality and being less than perfect.
Very Interesing Trival. This is ground-breaking film. I just order my copy! Richard Widmark is a really nice man in real life. I would apologize anyway. I would Sidney please slap me durring the breaks so I would feel so bad! Thanks for sharing! My copy on the way. Should have it next week! Wow!
check out robert ryan in "crossfire" "odds against tomorrow" and "bad day at black rock" three of his best known bigot roles -he's a right horror, (especially in "crossfire"!)
That's funny! I read about how he would apologize over and over again. In those days, you couldn't always pick your films, like they can now. Maybe b/c in "The Bedford Incident", he got himself, and everyone else on the ship blown up, too. In "No Way Out", Sidney was the only target.
No no and once again NO, there's no way out!
bogercs 9 months ago
poitier did occasionally manage to break away from the "perfect" stereotype he unwittingly created. check out "a raisin in the sun" (1961) -he's a royal pain in the cock in that one!
(it's a bit overwrought, but worth checking out for diana sands who plays his sister, and is a sauce-pot by anyone's standards)
j43ms 1 year ago
Sidney mention in an interview many years later that he was tired of playing the perfect stereotypical black man, with no faults and no sexuality. Even though blacks started to get roles in the 1950's and 1960, they were often denied roles of sexuality and being less than perfect.
silkmann 1 year ago
Very Interesing Trival. This is ground-breaking film. I just order my copy! Richard Widmark is a really nice man in real life. I would apologize anyway. I would Sidney please slap me durring the breaks so I would feel so bad! Thanks for sharing! My copy on the way. Should have it next week! Wow!
silkmann 1 year ago
yes martin balsam was a great actor.
check out robert ryan in "crossfire" "odds against tomorrow" and "bad day at black rock" three of his best known bigot roles -he's a right horror, (especially in "crossfire"!)
j43ms 2 years ago
You're right. Martin Balsam was in it. I really liked his performance, too.
I didn't know that about Robert Ryan. Thanks for telling me that.
snoops71 2 years ago
good point! he'd be less likely to take it personally since eric pohlmann and martin balsam (i think he was in it) got blown up too.
robert ryan was another actor who excelled in playing bigots but was very uncomfortable with it.
j43ms 2 years ago
That's funny! I read about how he would apologize over and over again. In those days, you couldn't always pick your films, like they can now. Maybe b/c in "The Bedford Incident", he got himself, and everyone else on the ship blown up, too. In "No Way Out", Sidney was the only target.
snoops71 2 years ago
richard widmark was embarrassed at having to hurl constant racial abuse at sidney poitier in this film and apologised to him after every take.
he didn't apologise for getting him blown up in "the bedford incident" 15 years later.
i know which i'd rather put up with
j43ms 2 years ago
this was not what i was looking 4 _l_ you
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