Sidney Poitier Tribute & In The Heat of the Night

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To say that Sidney Poitier was a towering figure not only in Hollywood but in the very fabric of our country is a vast understatement. At one time he wasn't simply the most important African American movie star. He was the only African American movie star. John and Steve take some time to talk about his life and his incredible career before re-releasing their conversation on one of his most important films, In the Heat of the Night.  Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and purchase any film we feature at https://www.cine-files.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCineFilesPod/?ref=bookmarks John @therochasays Steve @srmorris The Cine-Files Twitter @cine_files Instagram thecinefilespodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecine-files/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecine-files/support Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out ElevenReader and use my code PODCAST for a great deal: https://elevenreader.io * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/cinefiles for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out Thompson Cigars and use my code CINEFILES for a great deal: https://thompsoncigar.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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