A patch of blue / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents the Pandro S. Berman-Guy Green production ; associate producer, Kathryn Hereford ; produced by Pandro S. Berman ; written for the screen and directed by Guy Green.

A blind white woman falls in love with a black man, much to the consternation of her racist mother.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Main Author:	Goldsmith, Jerry (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Green, Guy, 1913-2005 (Screenwriter, Director) Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996 (Producer) Hereford, Kathryn (Producer) Burks, L. Robert, 1909-1968 (Cinematographer) Roland, Rita (Film editor) Davis, George W., 1914-1998 (Artistic director) McCleary, Urie (Artistic director) Grace, Henry (Set designer) Thompson, Charles (Charles S.) (Set designer) Hoag, Robert R., 1908-1987 (Photographer) Milton, Franklin (Sound designer) Poitier, Sidney (Actor) Winters, Shelley (Actor) Hartman, Elizabeth, 1943-1987 (Actor) Ford, Wallace, 1898-1966 (Actor) Dixon, Ivan, 1931-2008 (Actor) Fraser, Elisabeth, 1920-2005 (Actor) Qualen, John, 1899-1987 (Actor) Flynn, Kelly (Actor) Storm, Debi (Actor) Vanni, Renata, 1909-2004 (Actor) LoMedico, Saverio, 1915-1999 (Actor) Kata, Elizabeth
Language:	English French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Published:	Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2003], ©2003.
Edition:	Widescreen version.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Kata, Elizabeth > Film adaptations. Racism > Drama. Interracial dating > Drama. Blind women > Drama. African American men > Drama. Racismo > Teatro. Ciegos > Teatro. Feature films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films > United States.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Teatro. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	A blind white woman falls in love with a black man, much to the consternation of her racist mother.
Note:	Based on the novel: Be ready with bells and drums / by Elizabeth Kata. Originally released as a motion picture in 1965. Special features: Commentary by writer-director Guy Green; "Sidney Poitier : the legacy" essay; Stills gallery; Award notes; Theatrical trailer; Cast & crew credits. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AN9 D0022077 VideoDVD
Audience:	Not rated by the MPAA.
Awards:	Academy award, 1966: Best supporting actress (Winters); Golden Globe, 1966: Most promising newcomer - female (Hartman).
ISBN:	0790772337 9780790772332
Credits:	Director of photography, Robert Burks ; film editor, Rita Roland ; music, Jerry Goldsmith ; art direction, George W. Davis and Urie McCleary ; set decoration, Henry Grace, Charles S. Thompson ; special visual effects, Robert R. Hoag ; recording supervisor, Franklin Milton.
System Details:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; letterbox widescreen presentation enhanced for widescreen TVs; Dolby digital mono.
Cast:	Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman, Wallace Ford, Ivan Dixon, Elisabeth Fraser, John Qualen, Kelly Flynn, Debi Storm, Renata Vanni, Saverio LoMedico.