Passion and Memory

Passion and Memory (1986)

A documentary that profiles the professional and personal lives of black entertainers Lincoln “Stepin Fetchit” Perry, Hattie McDaniel, Bill Robinson, Dorothy Dandridge, and Sidney Poitier. By exploring the careers of these five black film stars, the film reveals how black film roles have changed in American movies during the past sixty years. Based on the book “Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies & Bucks” by Donald Bogle.

Date of release
1986-05-13
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
57m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Roy Campanella II

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