For Love of Ivy
“Sidney Poitier in the love, love, loveliest movie of the year.”
A white family has had the same Black maid for many years. When she tells them she wants to go back to school and will be leaving soon, the 20ish year old son decides what she needs is a change and begins searching for a man to wine and dine her, but who won't marry her, thinking that this will distract her from her plans. The man he finds doesn't entirely cooperate.
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Cast
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Sidney Poitier
Jack Parks
Known for
In the Heat of the Night
The Jackal
Abbey Lincoln
Ivy Moore
Known for
Mo' Better Blues
Beau Bridges
Tim Austin
Known for
Messiah
Max Payne
Nan Martin
Doris Austin
Known for
Shallow Hal
The Thorn Birds
Lauri Peters
Gena Austin
Known for
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Carroll O'Connor
Frank Austin
Known for
All in the Family
Return to Me
Leon Bibb
Billy Talbot
Also in
The Lost Man
Dead Wrong
Hugh Hurd
Jerry
Known for
Shadows
Mafioso
Lon Satton
Harry
Known for
Live and Let Die
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Stanley Greene
Eddie
Known for
The Wiz
The Landlord
Paul Harris
Dealer
Known for
Truck Turner
Across 110th Street
Tony Major
Dealer
Also in
Bang the Drum Slowly
Death Drug
Daniel Mann Director · Robert Alan Aurthur Screenplay Sidney Poitier Story
Worldwide gross $7.3M · Budget $2.6M · United States release July 17, 1968
Box office
Budget
$2,590,000
Worldwide gross
$7,270,000
Gross vs. budget
2.8×
Production
ABC Pictures International
Production
Cinerama Productions
Production
Palomar Pictures International
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 17, 1968
Theatrical
Germany
February 28, 1969 · Theatrical
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