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A Patch of Blue

1965·1h 45m·Approved
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 8.0/10
10,265 votes
Metascore
73
Metacritic

A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life by introducing her to the outside world.

A Patch of Blue is a 1965 drama romance movie directed by Guy Green, starring Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford, Sidney Poitier. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.0/10 from 10,265 votes and runs 1h 45m.

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Director
Guy Green
Stars
Shelley Winters
Wallace Ford
Sidney Poitier
Elizabeth Hartman
Details
1965-12-10
105 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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