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A Patch of Blue is a 1965 American drama and romance film directed by Guy Green, who also wrote the screenplay. Produced by Pandro S. Berman, the movie stars Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman, and Wallace Ford. The narrative is set in New York City and Los Angeles, focusing on a dysfunctional family. The film was shot in black-and-white by director of photography Robert Burks, with production design by George Davis and editing by Rita Roland.
The film was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix, with a runtime of 105 minutes. Jerry Goldsmith composed the score. It received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress and Best Original Score. The movie has been recognized in the Academy Award Best Supporting Actress collection. Its distribution format includes video on demand.
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7.6A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life.
Cast
- Sidney Poitier as Gordon Ralfe
- Shelley Winters as Rose-Ann D'Arcey
- Elizabeth Hartman as Selina D'Arcey
- Wallace Ford as Ole Pa
- Ivan Dixon as Mark Ralfe
- Elisabeth Fraser as Sadie
Themes
- friendship
- prostitute
- grandparent grandchild relationship
- tension
- racism
- blind
- park
- tenement
- blindness
- innocence lost
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- dysfunctional family
- Director
- Guy Green
- Screenwriter
- Guy Green
- Cast member
- Elisabeth Fraser
- Composer
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Producer
- Pandro S. Berman
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Robert Burks
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 839869
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1965-12-10
- title
- A Patch of Blue
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- George Davis
- film editor
- Rita Roland
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 89%
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