For the first episode to focus on an actor as such, Alex and Jonathan look at three influential leading roles played by Sidney Poitier in A Raisin in the Sun (1961), A Patch of Blue (1965), and In the Heat of the Night (1967). We discuss how acting becomes highlighted in a film which is adapted from the stage, the ways that Poitier's roles reflect his own life and values, and how he blazed a trail for modern African American actors.

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10:54 – A Raisin in the Sun

37:14 – A Patch of Blue

1:02:30 – In the Heat of the Night

1:25:54 – Overall

1:37:27 – Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions:

The Godfather (1972)

The Godfather: Part II (1974)

The Godfather: Part III (1990)

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