Summary
A free-spirited ex-G.I. stumbles upon five German refugee nuns in Arizona and helps them build a chapel. Full description
Summary: |
A free-spirited ex-G.I. stumbles upon five German refugee nuns in Arizona and helps them build a chapel. |
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Item Description: |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1963. Based on the novel by William E. Barrett. "MGM DVD." Includes original theatrical trailer. |
Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: |
DVD, widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.66:1). |
Audience: |
Not rated by MPAA. |
Production Credits: |
Music, Jerry Goldsmith ; cinematography, Ernest Haller ; editing, John W. McCafferty. |
ISBN: |
0792849191 9780792849193 |
Author Notes: |
Born in Miami 1927 and raised in the Bahamas, Poitier began acting after the war, and soon made his debut in Hollywood with No Way Out. He became the first black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor. In 1968 he was knighted by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and is the recipient of four honorary doctorate degrees, the last from New York University. He has starred in over forty films, directed nine, and written four. He has received three Golden Globe Awards; an American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award; the Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award; and the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, among many other awards and honors. In April 1997 Poitier was named the Ambassador to Japan from the Bahamas. Sir Poitier is currently president and CEO of Verdon Cedric Productions. He is married, has six daughters, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. |