A Patch of Blue
“Love is color blind.”
A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life.
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Cast
30 people
Sidney Poitier
Gordon Ralfe
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Shelley Winters
Rose-Ann D'Arcey
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Lolita
The Night of the Hunter
Elizabeth Hartman
Selina D'Arcey
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The Secret of NIMH
The Beguiled
Wallace Ford
Ole Pa
Known for
Freaks
Shadow of a Doubt
Ivan Dixon
Mark Ralfe
Known for
Hogan's Heroes
Car Wash
Bill Finnegan
assistant director
Elisabeth Fraser
Sadie
Known for
Seconds
The Man Who Came to Dinner
John Qualen
Mr. Faber
Known for
Casablanca
The Searchers
Kelly Flynn
Yanek Faber
Known for
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Debi Storm
Selina, Age 5
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The Brotherhood of Satan
Eight on the Lam
Renata Vanni
Mrs. Favaloro
Known for
Lady in White
Westward the Women
Saverio LoMedico
Mr. Favaloro
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But Not for Me
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Guy Green Director · Elizabeth Kata Author Jerry Goldsmith Composer
Worldwide gross $6.8M · Budget $800K · United States release December 10, 1965
Box office
Budget
$800,000
Worldwide gross
$6,792,000
Gross vs. budget
8.5×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 10, 1965
Theatrical
Denmark
July 10, 1966 · Theatrical
Finland
November 18, 1966 · Theatrical
France
August 3, 1966 · Theatrical
Japan
June 16, 1966 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 3, 1966 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 29, 1967 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 29, 1966 · Theatrical
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