A Patch of Blue

A Patch of Blue

7.6IMDb Score
Released:1965-12-10
Duration:105 min
Director:Guy Green
Actors:Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman, Wallace Ford, Ivan Dixon
Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life.

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