Harry Belafonte — Actor (24)
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) IMDb TMDB
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
director: Peter Harris actor: Jim Henson / Frank Oz …
For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it, like the Doozers, Gorgs and most of the Fraggles) have gathered together in one place to celebrate their thirtieth anniversary and honor the one who brought them together: Kermit the Frog (and by doing so, Jim Henson).
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Harry Belafonte: Between Calypso and Justice (2022) IMDb
Harry Belafonte: Zwischen Calypso und Gerechtigkeit
director: Simone Unger actor: Harry Belafonte
other title: Harry Belafonte: Zwischen Calypso und Gerechtigkeit / Harry Belafonte - Crooner militant
Harry Belafonte wrote music history. How did the black boy from Harlem manage to become one of the greatest artists of the 20th century in the middle of racist America? The film portrait tells the story of the famous singer, actor, producer and activist.
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Free to Be… You and Me (1974) IMDb TMDB
Free to Be… You and Me
director: Bill Davis / Len Steckler … actor: Marlo Thomas / Alan Alda …
Free to Be…You and Me, a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, is a record album, and illustrated book first released in November 1972, featuring songs and stories from many current celebrities of the day (credited as "Marlo Thomas and Friends") such as Alan Alda, Rosey Grier, Cicely Tyson, Carol Channing, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross, among others. An ABC Afterschool Special using poetry, songs, and sketches, followed two years later in March 1974. The basic concept is to encourage a post-60's gender neutrality, while saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and happiness with one's identity. A major thematic message is that anyone, whether a boy or a girl, can achieve anything.
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Jackie Robinson (2016) IMDb TMDB
Jackie Robinson
director: Ken Burns / Sarah Burns … actor: Rachel Robinson / 贝拉克·奥巴马 …
other title: 杰基·罗宾森
Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to cross baseball’s color line and become one of the most beloved men in America. A fierce integrationist, Robinson used his immense fame to speak out against the discrimination he saw on and off the field, angering fans, the press, and even teammates who had once celebrated him for “turning the other cheek.” After baseball, he was a widely-read newspaper columnist, divisive political activist and tireless advocate for civil rights, who later struggled to remain relevant as diabetes crippled his body and a new generation of leaders set a more militant course for the civil rights movement.
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White Man's Burden (1995) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
White Man's Burden
director: Desmond Nakano actor: John Travolta / Harry Belafonte …
other title: ジャンクション / Straße der Rache …
The story takes place in alternative America where the blacks are members of social elite, and whites are inhabitants of inner city ghettos. Louis Pinnock is a white worker in a chocolate factory, loving husband and father of two children. While delivering a package for black CEO Thaddeus Thomas, he is mistaken for a voyeur and, as a result, loses his job, gets beaten by black cops and his family gets evicted from their home. Desperate Pinnock takes a gun and kidnaps Thomas, demanding justice.
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) WikiData IMDb TMDB
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
director: 西德尼·卢梅特 / Joseph L. Mankiewicz actor: Martin Luther King Jr. / Coretta Scott King …
other title: 킹: 어 필름드 리코드... 몽고메리 투 멤피스 / Dann war mein Leben nicht umsonst – Martin Luther King …
Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activist to world-renowned leader of the Civil Rights movement. Rare footage of King's speeches, protests, and arrests are interspersed with scenes of other high-profile supporters and opponents of the cause, punctuated by heartfelt testimonials by some of Hollywood's biggest stars.
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Motherland (2010) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Motherland
director: Owen 'Alik Shahadah actor: Molefi Kete Asante / 哈利·贝拉方提 …
other title: 祖国 (2010年电影) / 祖國 (2010年電影)
Fusing history, culture, politics, and contemporary issues, Motherland sweeps across Africa to tell a new story of a dynamic continent. From the glory and majesty of Africa's past through its complex history. Africa as you have never seen it.
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When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006) IMDb TMDB
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
director: 斯派克·李 actor: Ray Nagin / Garland Robinette …
other title: Katrina (When The Levees Broke) / 决堤之时：四幕安魂曲
Spike Lee's award-winning documentary follows the events that preceded and followed Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic passage through New Orleans in 2005.
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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart (2017) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
director: Tracy Heather Strain actor: 拉坦婭·理查德森 / 阿尼卡·诺丽·罗斯 …
other title: Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever. As the first-ever black woman to author a play performed on Broadway, she did not shy away from richly drawn characters and unprecedented subject matter. The play attracted record crowds and earned the coveted top prize from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle. While the play is seen as a groundbreaking work of art, the timely story of Hansberry’s life is far less known.
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Jim Henson Idea Man (2024) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Jim Henson Idea Man
director: 朗·霍华德 actor: 吉姆·亨森 / 弗兰克·奥兹 …
other title: 짐 헨슨: 아이디어 맨 / ジム・ヘンソン：アイディアマン …
Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man whose boundless imagination inspired the world.
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Sidney (2022) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Sidney
director: 雷吉纳·哈德林 actor: 西德尼·波蒂埃 / 丹泽尔·华盛顿 …
other title: 西德尼 / Sidney Poitier …
An inspirational story honoring the life and legacy of Hollywood legend, Sidney Poitier. Sidney premieres September 23 in theaters and on Apple TV+.
From producer Oprah Winfrey and directed by Reginald Hudlin, this revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier and his legacy as an iconic actor, filmmaker and activist at the center of Hollywood and the Civil Rights Movement. Featuring candid interviews with Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Robert Redford, Lenny Kravitz, Barbra Streisand, Spike Lee and many more, the film is also produced by Derik Murray, in close collaboration with the Poitier family.
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Swing Vote (1999) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Swing Vote
director: 大卫·安斯鲍夫 actor: Andy Garcia / Harry Belafonte …
other title: 执法风暴 / O Desafio da Lei …
A newly-appointed Supreme Court Justice must settle a controversial moral and legal dilemma with his tie-breaking decision which may also have serious implications on his own family's harmony.
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The Angel Levine (1970) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
The Angel Levine
director: 杨·卡达尔 actor: 泽罗·莫斯苔 / 哈里·贝拉方特 …
other title: 秋霜泪 / 雷云天使 …
Morris Mishkin is a elderly religious Jew in New York. His wife Fanny is very ill. He's a tailor, but he can't work because his back has given out. He doesn't even have enough money for Fanny's medicine. Finally, a black fellow appears from nowhere in the Mishkin kitchen. He says he's an angel from God, sent to help Mishkin. The black angel is even Jewish, named Alex Levine? But will Morris believe in the angel? And can the angel perform the miracle that he promises?