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Word: poitiers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...characterization of the other convict is a stereotype--the cheery, flippant, singing Negro who turns out, not unnaturally, to bear a heavy burden of bitterness. Sidney Poitier plays the role as convincingly as possible, though he, too, is at his worst when philosophical...

Author: By Daniel Field, | Title: The Defiant Ones | 9/30/1958 | See Source »

...Defiant Ones. Stanley Kramer's film about a Southern chain-gang escape; with Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Sep. 29, 1958 | 9/29/1958 | See Source »

...Defiant Ones. Stanley Kramer's film about a Southern chain-gang escape, with drama and photography that are black and white, and characterizations that are expertly blended shades of grey; with Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Sep. 22, 1958 | 9/22/1958 | See Source »

...Defiant Ones. Stanley Kramer's film about a Southern chain-gang escape, with drama and photography that are black and white, and characterizations that are expertly blended shades of grey; with Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Sep. 15, 1958 | 9/15/1958 | See Source »

...Defiant Ones. Stanley Kramer's film about a Southern chain-gang escape, with drama and photography that are black and white, and characterizations that are expertly blended shades of grey; with Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Sep. 8, 1958 | 9/8/1958 | See Source »

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