Synopsis
A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic73/100
126 audience votes
Key crew
- Guy GreenDirector
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Guy GreenScreenplay
Cast
- Sidney PoitierGordon Ralfe
- Shelley WintersRose-Ann D'Arcey
- Elizabeth HartmanSelina D'Arcey
- Wallace FordOle Pa
- Ivan DixonMark Ralfe
- Elisabeth FraserSadie
- John QualenMr. Faber
- Kelly FlynnYanek Faber
- Debi StormSelina, Age 5
- Renata VanniMrs. Favaloro
- Saverio LoMedicoMr. Favaloro
- Fred HollidayMan (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
friendshipprostitutegrandparent grandchild relationshiptensionracismblindparktenementblindnessinnocence lostabuse