A Patch of Blue
Director: Guy Green. Cast: Elizabeth Hartman, Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford, Ivan Dixon, Elisabeth Fraser.
Screenplay: Guy Green (based on the novel by Elizabeth Kata).
Full review to follow soon. Grade: C+
- Academy Award Nominations and *Winners:
- Best Actress: Elizabeth Hartman
- *Best Supporting Actress: Shelley Winters
- Best Cinematography (Black & White): Robert Burks
- Best Art Direction (Black & White): George W. Davis and Urie McCleary
- Best Original Score: Jerry Goldsmith
- Golden Globe Nominations and *Winners:
- Best Picture (Drama)
- Best Director: Guy Green
- Best Actor (Drama): Sidney Poitier
- Best Screenplay: Guy Green
- *Most Promising Newcomer (Female): Elizabeth Hartman