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A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue

A Patch of Blue

Love is color blind.

Genres

DramaRomance

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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.

Others

Budget

$800000

Revenue

$6792000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

7.626/10

Release Date

10 December 1965

Country

United States of America

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Gordon Ralfe

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Rose-Ann D'Arcey

Elizabeth Hartman

Elizabeth Hartman

Selina D'Arcey

Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford

Ole Pa

Ivan Dixon

Ivan Dixon

Mark Ralfe

Elisabeth Fraser

Elisabeth Fraser

Sadie

John Qualen

John Qualen

Mr. Faber

Kelly Flynn

Kelly Flynn

Yanek Faber

Debi Storm

Debi Storm

Selina, Age 5

Renata Vanni

Renata Vanni

Mrs. Favaloro

Saverio LoMedico

Saverio LoMedico

Mr. Favaloro

Fred Holliday

Fred Holliday

Man (uncredited)

Dorothy Lovett

Dorothy Lovett

Woman (uncredited)

Gregg Martell

Gregg Martell

Man (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams

Robert B. Williams

Neighbor (uncredited)

William Burnside

William Burnside

Vincent Chase

Vincent Chase

Tom Curtis

Tom Curtis

Jack Gordon

Jack Gordon

Maria Haro

Maria Haro

Jimmie Horan

Jimmie Horan

Johnny Kern

Johnny Kern

Clarence M. Landry

Clarence M. Landry

Jim Michael

Jim Michael

Emma Palmese

Emma Palmese

David Richards

David Richards

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre

Bill Scully

Bill Scully

Theresa Testa

Theresa Testa

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