African American Films : Sidney Poitier

A teacher in England abandons the traditional curriculum of education in dealing with a class of students rejected by other schools

CAST - Sidney Poitier, Lulu, Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts, Suzy Kendall

Crusading newspaper publisher Matt Drayton's liberal principles are put to the test when his daughter, Joey, announces her engagement to John Prentice, an internationally renowned African-American physician. While Matt's wife, Christina, readily accepts Joey's decision, Matt intends to withhold his consent, forgetting that when it comes to matters of the heart, true love is colorblind.

CAST - Sidney Poitier, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Houghton

Film of the award-winning play about a struggling black family living on Chicago's South Side and the impact of an unexpected insurance bequest. Each family member sees the bequest as the means of realizing dreams and of escape from grinding frustrations.

CAST includes: Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee

Two convicts escaping from a Southern work gang discover that they are bound together by an unbreakable iron chain and separated by a hatred for each other. But in order to elude capture they must overcome their hostility.