A Patch of Blue

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A Patch of Blue is a 1965 American drama film about the relationship between a blind white girl and a Black man, noted for its exploration of racism and disability.

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A Patch of Blue canonical 4
Patch of Blue 1

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instanceOf film
academyAwardNominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actress
Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black-and-White
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Academy Award for Best Original Score
academyAwardNominee Elizabeth Hartman
academyAwardWinner Shelley Winters
academyAwardWon Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
authorOfSourceWork Elizabeth Kata
basedOn Be Ready with Bells and Drums
character Gordon Ralfe
Rose-Ann D'Arcey
Selina D'Arcey
cinematographyBy Robert Burks
colorProcess black-and-white
countryOfOrigin United States
director Guy Green
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editedBy Charles L. Freeman
filmRating Approved
genre drama
romantic drama
mainSubject blindness
disability
interracial relationships
racism
musicBy Jerry Goldsmith
originalLanguage English
portrayedBy Elizabeth Hartman
Shelley Winters
Sidney Poitier
Wallace Ford
producer Pandro S. Berman
productionCompany Pandro S. Berman Productions
publicationTypeOfSourceWork novel
publicationYearOfSourceWork 1961
releaseDate 1965-12-10
releaseDecade 1960s American films
releaseYear 1965
runtimeMinutes 105
screenwriter Guy Green
settingPeriod 1960s
settingPlace urban United States
starring Elizabeth Hartman
Shelley Winters
Sidney Poitier
Wallace Ford

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Frederic Knudtson notableWork A Patch of Blue
Guy Green notableWork A Patch of Blue
Guy Green directed A Patch of Blue
Shelley Winters notableWork Patch of Blue
linked to: A Patch of Blue
Elisabeth Fraser notableWork A Patch of Blue