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A Patch of Blue (1965)
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A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life. Director:Guy Green |
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| Sidney Poitier | ... | ||
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Wallace Ford | ... | |
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Ivan Dixon | ... | |
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Elisabeth Fraser | ... | |
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John Qualen | ... | |
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Kelly Flynn | ... | |
| Debi Storm | ... |
Selina, Age 5
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Renata Vanni | ... |
Mrs. Favaloro
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Saverio LoMedico | ... |
Mr. Favaloro
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Accidentally blinded by her prostitute mother Rose-Ann at the age of five, Selena D'Arcy spends the next 13 years confined in the tiny Los Angeles apartment that they share with "Ole Pa", Selena's grandfather. One afternoon at the local park, Selena meets Gordon Ralfe, a thoughtful young office worker whose kind-hearted treatment of her results in her falling in love with him, unaware that he is black. They continue to meet in the park every afternoon and he teaches her how to get along in the city. But when the cruel, domineering Rose-Ann learns of their relationship, she forbids her to have anything more to do with him because he is black. Selena continues to meet Gordon despite Rose-Ann's fury, who is determined to end the relationship for good. Written by alfiehitchie
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A man...a girl...captives in their own worlds...finding escape in each other... See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Cuando solo el corazón ve See more »Filming Locations:
Culver City, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$800,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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Gordon Ralfe: [Nodding] It was a kiss.
Selina D'Arcy: Kiss me again.
[Gordon kisses her forehead again]
Selina D'Arcy: [Grabs Gordon's face and kisses him on the lips] Oh Gordon... Gordon... oh I wish I'd never been done over.
Gordon Ralfe: [Pulls her away] What did you say?
Selina D'Arcy: Nothing.
Gordon Ralfe: I'm sorry. You were much sinned against.
Selina D'Arcy: Are you angry with me. Do you think I'm bad... dirty?
Gordon Ralfe: No.
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Scenes of Sidney Poitier and Elizabeth Hartman kissing were excised from the film when it was shown in theaters in the American South, where many states still had laws against what they called "race-mixing". See more »Goofs
Continuity: After Rose Ann slaps Selina in the beginning of the movie, she moves closer to her face and screams, "Do you feel like wow now?" At this point Rose Ann is about six inches away from Selina yet in the very next shot, she's about two feet away from Selina. See more »Quotes
Selina D'Arcy: [Gordon kisses Selina on forehead] Was that a kiss?Gordon Ralfe: [Nodding] It was a kiss.
Selina D'Arcy: Kiss me again.
[Gordon kisses her forehead again]
Selina D'Arcy: [Grabs Gordon's face and kisses him on the lips] Oh Gordon... Gordon... oh I wish I'd never been done over.
Gordon Ralfe: [Pulls her away] What did you say?
Selina D'Arcy: Nothing.
Gordon Ralfe: I'm sorry. You were much sinned against.
Selina D'Arcy: Are you angry with me. Do you think I'm bad... dirty?
Gordon Ralfe: No.
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