RIP: Sidney Poitier

Started by Ubercat, January 09, 2022, 09:07:30 AM

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Ubercat


https://apnews.com/article/sidney-poitier-dead-214e66b7e52909bdc64465e9ff4a1339

One of the greats is gone.

I'm trying to remember the name of one of his films that I saw a couple of times many years ago and can't find a trace of it anywhere online! Even IMDB had nothing. I came here to post a question in the RIP thread and discovered that apparently nobody made one.

Poitier played an army Lieutenant (lawyer?) sent to a base to investigate the murder of an unpopular senior black NCO. I'm pretty sure that it was filmed in the 60's. Anybody have a clue?
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Tripoli

Are you thinking of "A Soldier's Story?"  It was a good movie, but it wasn't Sidney Poitier. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088146/
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Ubercat

That's it!

OMG, it's been so long since I saw it that I assumed it was him. Thanks!
"If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labelled a radical 50 years ago, a liberal 25 years ago, and a racist today."

- Thomas Sowell

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One of my favourite actors.... :'(

Favourite Movies:

- In the Heat of the night
- Sneakers