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Film | Edge of the City (1957) with Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee

Thursday, March 6, 2025, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

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Dock laborer Axel Nordmann is being harassed by his tyrannical supervisor, Charles Malik. Axel must endure the torment because Charles knows a secret from his past. Eventually, Axel becomes friends with Tommy Tyler, an African-American co-worker with a managerial job, and Tommy teaches Axel to respect himself. However, Charles is a racial bigot, and he's threatened by Tommy's confidence, turning the situation violent.

Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: John Cassavetes, Sidney Poitier, Jack Warden, Kathleen Maguire, Ruby Dee

Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two competitive Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. Poitier was one of the last major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.

Ruby Dee was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She received numerous accolades, including an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award, as well as a nomination for an Academy Award. She was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 1995, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2000, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004.

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