Showing posts with label Sidney Poitier. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sidney Poitier. Show all posts

Sunday, January 9, 2022

A patch of blue (1965) - drama movie directed by Guy Green, starring late Sidney Poitier, Elizabeth Hartman, Shelley Winters and Wallace Ford

Rating 8.0/10
Runtime: 105 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Guy Green
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059573/

Cast

Sidney Poitier ... Gordon Ralfe
Elizabeth Hartman ... Selina D'Arcey
Shelley Winters ... Rose-Ann D'Arcey
Wallace Ford ... Ole Pa
Ivan Dixon ... Mark Ralfe
Elisabeth Fraser ... Sadie
John Qualen ... Mr. Faber

Description:Accidentally blinded by her prostitute mother Rose-Ann at the age of five, Selina D'Arcey spends the next 13 years confined in the tiny Los Angeles apartment that they share with "Ole Pa", Selina's grandfather. One afternoon at the local park, Selina meets Gordon Ralfe, a thoughtful young office worker whose kind-hearted treatment of her results in her falling in love with him, unaware that he is black. They continue to meet in the park every afternoon and he teaches her how to get along in the city. But when the cruel, domineering Rose-Ann learns of their relationship, she forbids her to have anything more to do with him because he is black. Selina continues to meet Gordon despite Rose-Ann's fury, who is determined to end the relationship for good....

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Download link (torrent file):

https://ufile.io/is9atmnf


Video and audio information:

Video : 2.26 GB, 3072 KBps, 23.976 fps, 1024x436 (2.35:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 157
Audio : 123/60 MB (main/commentary), 164/80 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2/2 channels, 0x55 = AAC/AAC, CBR/VBR


Subtitles (English closed captions (hearing impaired) embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English (including hearing impaired), Spanish, French, Portuguese-Brazilian, Greek, Polish, Turkish, Swedish) posters and screenshots included


Double audio track information

This movie contains two audio tracks, one is original English, and the other is commentary by director Guy Green. You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1, additional track on Track 2)

Sunday, February 14, 2021

The defiant ones (1958) - classic drama from director Stanley Kramer, starring Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel and Charles McGraw

Rating 7.6/10
Runtime: 96 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Stanley Kramer
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051525/

Cast

Tony Curtis ... John 'Joker' Jackson
Sidney Poitier ... Noah Cullen
Theodore Bikel ... Sheriff Max Muller
Charles McGraw ... Capt. Frank Gibbons
Lon Chaney Jr. ... Big Sam
King Donovan ... Solly
Claude Akins ... Mack
Lawrence Dobkin ... Editor
Whit Bissell ... Lou Gans

Description: After the truck transporting them is sideswiped and run off the road in a heavy rainstorm two convicts, John 'Joker' Jackson - who is white - and Noah Cullen - who is black, go on the run. They hate each other but being chained together forces them to cooperate. Their goal is to travel 60 miles north where Noah once worked and catch a train that he hopes is still running that route. Meanwhile the humane Sheriff Max Muller organizes a posse to track them down in a civilized manner and respecting justice. Joker and Cullen reach a small farm where a lonely woman helps them to get rid of their chains. She offers to drive her car with Joker and her son Billy while Cullen would escape through the swamp to the railroad. But when Joker learns that she sent Cullen to a trap, he leaves her and is shot in the shoulder by Billy. Joker seeks out Cullen to save him and when they meet each other, their former hatred has changed to friendship and respect.

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Download link (torrent file):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gpUV55cUJW1Qmt0V4kQV_qupdB6e_nA4


Video and audio information:

Video : 1.63 GB, 2405 KBps, 23.976 fps, 796x480 (5:3), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 157
Audio : 83 MB, 120 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channel, 0x55 = AAC, CBR


Subtitles (English and German closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English, Spanish, French, Portuguese-Brazilian, German, Turkish, Greek, Italian, Polish, Czech, Polish) posters and screenshots included

Sunday, November 15, 2020

The Bedford incident (1965) - lesser known thriller from director James B. Harris, starring Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, James MacArthur and Martin Balsam

Rating 7.4/10
Runtime: 102 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: James B. Harris
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058962/

Cast

Richard Widmark ... Capt. Eric Finlander U.S.N.
Sidney Poitier ... Ben Munceford
James MacArthur ... Ens. Ralston
Martin Balsam ... Lt. Cmdr. Chester Potter M.D., U.S.N.
Wally Cox ... Seaman Merlin Queffle
Eric Portman ... Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke - Deutsche Marine
Michael Kane ... Cmdr. Allison - Executive Officer, Bridge

Description: Tension is high aboard the destroyer USS Bedford as it tracks a Soviet submarine in the North Atlantic. Capt. Eric Finlander runs a taut, disciplined ship and his stern approach isn't appreciated or understood by the lone civilian on board, journalist Ben Munceford. The sub they are tracking can only stay under for a maximum of 24 hours and Finlander has every intention of being right there when it has to surface. With the ship on what is essentially a constant war footing, the officers and men are always on edge. Mistakes are inevitable...

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Download link (torrent file):

https://ufile.io/slz1nbal


Video and audio information:

Video : 2.56 GB, 3597 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 1024x576 (16:9), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 157
Audio : 100 MB, 138 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, 0x55 = AAC, CBR


Subtitles (French and Greek hearing impaired closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Greek, Turkish, Italian, Czech) posters and screenshots included


Thursday, November 12, 2020

No way out (1950) - little known thriller/film noir from director Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Linda Darnell and Stephen McNally

Rating 7.4/10
Runtime: 106 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042792/

Cast

Richard Widmark ... Ray Biddle
Sidney Poitier ... Dr. Luther Brooks
Linda Darnell ... Edie Johnson
Stephen McNally ... Dr. Dan Wharton
Mildred Joanne Smith ... Cora Brooks
Harry Bellaver ... George Biddle
Stanley Ridges ... Dr. Sam Moreland

Description: The Biddle brothers, shot while robbing a gas station, are taken to the prison ward of the County Hospital; Ray Biddle, a rabid racist, wants no treatment from black resident Dr. Luther Brooks. When brother John dies while Luther tries to save him, Ray is certain it's murder and becomes obsessed with vengeance. But there are black racists around too, and the situation slides rapidly toward violence.

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Download link (torrent file):

https://ufile.io/tpr2joc9


Video and audio information:

Video : 2.77 GB, 3713 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 640x480 (4:3), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 155
Audio : 195/53 MB (main/commentary), 256/80 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2/2 channels, 0x55 = AC3/VORBIS, CBR/VBR


Subtitles (English hearing impaired closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English (including hearing impaired), Spanish, French, Portuguese-Brazilian, Greek, German) posters and screenshots included


Dual audio track information

This movie contains two audio tracks, one is original English, and the other is commentary by film noir historian Eddie Muller. You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track) and switch to main audio track on Track 1, additional track on Track 2)

Sunday, August 16, 2020

Guess who's coming to dinner (1967) - classic drama from director Stanley Kramer, starring Spencer Tracy in his last role, Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier and Katharine Houghton

Rating 7.8/10
Runtime: 108 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Stanley Kramer
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061735/

Cast

Spencer Tracy ... Matt Drayton
Sidney Poitier ... John Prentice
Katharine Hepburn ... Christina Drayton
Katharine Houghton ... Joey Drayton
Cecil Kellaway ... Monsignor Ryan
Beah Richards ... Mrs. Prentice
Roy Glenn ... Mr. Prentice
Isabel Sanford ... Tillie

Description: After a period of vacation in Hawaii, Joanna "Joey" Drayton returns to her parents' home in San Francisco bringing her fiancé, the high-qualified Dr. John Prentice, to introduce him to her mother Christina Drayton that owns an art gallery and her father Matt Drayton that is the publisher editor of the newspaper The Guardian. Joey was raised with a liberal education and intends to get married with Dr. John Prentice that is a black widower and needs to fly on that night to Geneva to work with the World Health Organization. Joey invites John's parents Mr. Prentice and Mrs. Prentice to have dinner with her family and the couple flies from Los Angeles to San Francisco without knowing that Joey is white. Christina invites also the liberal Monsignor Ryan, who is friend of her family. Along the day and night, the families discuss the problems of their son and daughter.

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Download link (torrent file):

https://ufile.io/sjns2hkz


Video and audio information:

Video : 2.41 GB, 3187 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 1024x554 (1.85:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 157
Audio : 347 MB, 448 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 6 channels, 0x55 = AC-3, CBR


Subtitles (English (including hearing impaired), Spanish, French, Portuguese, Portuguese-Brazilian, German, Greek, Italian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Norwegian, Swedish, Turkish, Japanese, Arabic closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English (including hearing impaired), Dutch, Serbian) posters and screenshots included

Friday, March 25, 2016

The greatest story ever told (1965) - epic drama based on Jesus life, starring Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Charlton Heston, Sidney Poitier, Claude Rains, Telly Savalas, John Wayne, Shelley Winters, Richard Conte, José Ferrer, Van Heflin, Martin Landau and many others

Rating 6.5/10
Runtime: 199 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: George Stevens/David Lean/Jean Negulesco
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059245/

Cast

Max von Sydow ... Jesus
Michael Anderson Jr. ... James the Younger
Carroll Baker ... Veronica
Richard Conte ... Barabbas
Joanna Dunham ... Mary Magdalene
José Ferrer ... Herod Antipas
Van Heflin ... Bar Amand
Charlton Heston ... John the Baptist
Martin Landau ... Caiaphas
David McCallum ... Judas Iscariot
Roddy McDowall ... Matthew
Dorothy McGuire ... The Virgin Mary
Sal Mineo ... Uriah
Donald Pleasence ... The Dark Hermit - Satan
Sidney Poitier ... Simon of Cyrene
Claude Rains ... King Herod
Gary Raymond ... Peter
Telly Savalas ... Pontius Pilate
Paul Stewart ... Questor
John Wayne ... Centurion at Crucifixion
Shelley Winters ... Woman who is healed

Description: George Stevens' epic production. "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken Me?" It is towards this climactic crossroads that the story of Jesus of Nazareth leads, and to which, at the final moment, it again looks back in triumphant retrospect. It is the anguishing crossroads where the eternal questions of faith and doubt become resolved. Star-studded cast includes Max Von Sydow (as Jesus), Dorothy McGuire (as Mary), Robert Loggia (as Joseph), Charlton Heston (as John the Baptist), Michael Anderson, Jr., Robert Blake, Jamie Farr, David McCallum, Roddy McDowall, Ina Balin, Janet Margolin, Sidney Poitier, Carroll Baker, Pat Boone, Van Heflin, Sal Mineo, Shelley Winters, Ed Wynn, John Wayne, Telly Savalas, Angela Lansbury, Paul Stewart, Harold J. Stone, Martin Landau, Joseph Schildkraut, Victor Buono, Jose Ferrer, Claude Rains, Donald Pleasence, Richard Conte and Cyril Delevanti.

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Download link (torrent file):

https://ufile.io/vbntgq69


Video and audio information:

Video : 3.29 GB, 2366 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 854x312 (2.76:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 130
Audio : 638 MB, 448 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 6 channels, 0x55 = AC3, CBR


Subtitles (English closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Greek, Serbian, Turkish, Dutch, Hungarian) posters and screenshots included

Monday, August 11, 2008

In the heat of the night (1967) - classic drama directed by Norman Jewison, starring Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Larry Gates and James Patterson

Rating 7.9/10
Runtime: 110 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Norman Jewison
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061811/

Cast

Sidney Poitier ... Det. Virgil Tibbs
Rod Steiger ... Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Warren Oates ... Off. Sam Wood
Lee Grant ... Mrs. Leslie Colbert
Larry Gates ... Eric Endicott
James Patterson ... Purdy (Delores' brother)

Description: Detective Virgil Tibbs is caught up in the racial tension of the US South when he is arrested after the murder of a prominent businessman. Tibbs was simply waiting for his next train at the station in Sparta, Mississippi and the confusion is soon resolved but when local police chief Gillespie learns that Tibbs is the Philadelphia PD's number one homicide expert, he reluctantly asks for his assistance. The murdered man, Mr. Colbert, had come to Sparta from the North to build a new factory and his wife and business associates immediately point the finger at Endicott, the most powerful man in the county and the one who had the most to lose if a major new employer comes to the area. Tibbs' life is clearly in danger but he perseveres in a highly charged and racially explosive environment until the killer is found.

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Download link (torrent file):

https://workupload.com/file/cf2HrPjws9Z


Video and audio information:

Video : 2.48 GB, 3215 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 1024*552 (1.85:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 157
Audio : 152/63 MB (main/commentary), 192/80 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2/1 channel(s), 0x55 = AAC/AAC, CBR/VBR


Subtitles (English (including hearing impaired), Spanish, French, German, Greek, Portuguese, Portuguese-Brazilian, Japanese closed captions embedded, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English (including hearing impaired), Spanish, French, Portuguese, Portuguese-Brazilian, German, Italian, Greek, Turkish, Dutch, Polish, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Czech, Hungarian, Arabic, Japanese, Vietnamese) posters and screenshots included


Dual audio track information

This movie contains two audio tracks, one is original French, and the other is commentary by director Norman Jewison, cinematographer Haskell Wexler and actors Rod Steiger and Lee Grant. You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1, additional track on Track 2)