I haven't seen this film; will have to check it out. Another Poitier film that deserves a sequel is "Brother John." In this odd 1971 picture, the enigmatic John Kane returns to his small, Southern hometown for his sister's funeral. Amid racial and labor tensions, local law enforcement become highly suspicious of John, who has managed to travel the world without any hint of what he does for a living. Only kindly town doctor Will Geer, who delivered John years ago, comes to realize that he is an extraterrestrial. When he asks John what he has seen, John replies: "I have seen ... people. Swarming all over the world ... like maggots on a rotten apple, getting ready to leap off the earth. First to the moon, and then to the stars. "
Thanks, Leigh. What an interesting premise. I haven’t seen that Sidney Poitier movie. This is the last of the birthday month series, which I intend to pick up again later. That’s one I’ll check out.
I haven't seen this film; will have to check it out. Another Poitier film that deserves a sequel is "Brother John." In this odd 1971 picture, the enigmatic John Kane returns to his small, Southern hometown for his sister's funeral. Amid racial and labor tensions, local law enforcement become highly suspicious of John, who has managed to travel the world without any hint of what he does for a living. Only kindly town doctor Will Geer, who delivered John years ago, comes to realize that he is an extraterrestrial. When he asks John what he has seen, John replies: "I have seen ... people. Swarming all over the world ... like maggots on a rotten apple, getting ready to leap off the earth. First to the moon, and then to the stars. "
Thanks, Leigh. What an interesting premise. I haven’t seen that Sidney Poitier movie. This is the last of the birthday month series, which I intend to pick up again later. That’s one I’ll check out.