"Excellent"
A Patch Of Blue Review
By Christopher Null
PIty blind Selina (Elizabeth Hartman). She hasn't been marginalized so much as completely ignored by her family and society. She's a grown woman and yet she's never even been taught how to cross the street. Lucky for her she finds a savior in Gordon (Sidney Poitier), who takes her under his wing and teaches her the basics of getting around in modern society -- though he, of course, can see. A romance develops, but it doesn't go over well in these barely-unsegregated days. Whether this ends in total tragedy or a bittersweet parting is the only real question here (though the ending was altered from the novel) -- but the film is so well-acted and expertly written that you root for them nonetheless. Shelley Winters (inexplicably) won an Oscar for her role as Selina's bigoted mother.
Facts and Figures
Year: 1965
Run time: 105 mins
In Theaters: Friday 10th December 1965
Budget: $800 thousand
Distributed by: MGM Home Entertainment
Production compaines: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Reviews
Contactmusic.com: 4 / 5
Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
Fresh: 6
IMDB: 8.1 / 10
Cast & Crew
Director: Guy Green
Producer: Pandro S. Berman, Guy Green
Screenwriter: Guy Green
Starring: Sidney Poitier as Gordon Ralfe, Shelley Winters as Rose-Ann D'Arcey, Elizabeth Hartman as Selina D'Arcey, Wallace Ford as Ole Pa, Ivan Dixon as Mark Ralfe, Elisabeth Fraser as Sadie, John Qualen as Mr. Faber, Kelly Flynn as Yanek Faber, Debi Storm as Selina, Age 5, Renata Vanni as Mrs. Favaloro, Saverio LoMedico as Mr. Favaloro
Also starring: Guy Green
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