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Sidney Poitier - Additional Footage

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James Earl Jones on what Poitier meant to him. (:50)
On being taken under Poitier's wing. (1:12)

Denzel Washington on meeting Poitier for the first time. (1:09)
On waiting for the right roles. (1:57)

On Poitier's legacy and character. (:54)
Robert Townsend on Poitier's influence. (:47)

On the pressure Poitier must have been under. (:59)
On the meaning of Poitier's roles. (:56)


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