Sidney Poitier Summary

Poitier, Sidney (1927—) As one of the first African-American actors to consistently appear in serious dramatic roles in American films, Sidney Poitier is acknowledged as a major catalyst for Ho... Read more

Actor Sidney Poitier's (born 1924) presence in film during the 1950s and 1960s opened up the possibility for bigger and better roles for black performers.At a 1992 banquet sponsored by the august Amer... Read more

Critical Essay by Vincent Canby "Buck and the Preacher," Sidney Poitier's first film as director as well as star, is a loose, amiable, post-Civil War Western with a firm though no... Read more

Critical Essay by Jonathan Rosenbaum Despite a frankly nonsensical plot full of formula antics and an unnecessarily protracted running time, Let's Do It Again is a healthy reminder of the relat... Read more

Critical Essay by Colin L. Westerbeck, Jr. [Maya Angelou once claimed that] "Black men talk about change when what they really mean is exchange. They want to take over the positions of power wh... Read more

Critical Essay by Joseph Mcbride Buck and the Preacher, a likeably unpretentious Western which marks the directorial debut of Sidney Poitier, gains much of its charm from the sly manipulation of genre... Read more

Critical Essay by Clyde Jeavons Although apparently intent on saying something meaningful about emergent Africa, Sidney Poitier's second feature as director [A Warm December] turns out to be an... Read more