| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen Orville H. Hampton (screenplay/story) Raphael Hayes (screenplay) |
Directed by Larry Peerce
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Explosive look at interracial marriage in the 1960s. Barbara Barrie and Bernie Hamilton give superb performances as the couple who meet and marry in a typical small town. Their relationship reveals deep-set prejudices in friends, family and coworkers. Things get really complicated when her ex-husband shows up and takes her to court for custody of their child. The emotionally devastating final scene condemns a court system just as flawed as the society it supposedly protects.
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