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Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Quentin Dean, Matt Clark, Anthony James, Larry Gates

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JojoPotato

Foul Owl on the Prowl may be the weirdest song in a best picture winner.

Jonathan

The 1989 series is a sequel to this movie. Caroll O’Conner and Howard Rollins had more chemistry than Rod and Sidney did.

Clare Manion

Great choice -- Sidney Poitier is fantastic! As is Rod Steiger. (If you haven’t seen other Steiger films, Dr. Zhivago is probably among his best...or if you wanna see something ultra-weird, The Loved One.) It’s a small thing, but I think this movie did a great job conveying the literal heat of Mississippi in the summer. Growing up, I spent most summers on the road, and there would invariably be a couple weeks traveling through Mississippi, Louisiana, et. al., in the middle of July or so. And I remember, even at night, the air feeling like bathwater. This movie looks exactly like that felt.

Jonathan

The fact that Sidney did not get nominated for this movie is just insane. If you haven’t watched, guess who’s coming to dinner that should definitely be some thing on the list for another insomnia watch

Youtalkingtome

Yeah, the AC being broken and everyone sweating was really tangible. It kind of reminded me of A Time To Kill. Everyone was just sweating, and nobody was phased by it. I, however, felt very uncomfortable.

Jeff

I also read Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" in college, and I agree that it's amazing. I think you and I have had similar experiences with literature. It's perfect that you watched this now, because Rod Steiger has a large part in Dr. Zhivago which you'll be watching soon. He filmed it two years before this one, and he plays an entirely different character.

Michael Soukup

No one has mentioned “the slap”. My understanding is that scene caused quite a stir at the time.

Erin Mileur

The screenwriter Stirling Silliphant one of his first jobs was publicity director for Walt Disney and lead writer for the Mickey Mouse Club.

Erin Mileur

Director Norman Jewison also directed another racially tinged mystery A Soldiers Story (1984) starring Howard E. Rollins and a very young Denzel Washington. If you get a chance check it out.