Ruby Dee Movies

  • 1948
    The Fight Never Ends

    The Fight Never Ends

    The Fight Never Ends

    01948HD

    Joe Louis, portraying himself, is a good influence on a group of Harlem youths who are tempted to "go bad" by a gangster known as Caper, an older...

    The Fight Never Ends
  • 1972
    On Merit

    On Merit

    On Merit

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    Examines the history and purpose of the "merit system" used by the U.S. Civil Service in hiring and promoting Federal Government workers. Shows how...

    On Merit
  • 1983
    Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial

    Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial

    Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial

    01983HD

    "Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial" was a 1983 episode of the PBS science documentary series NOVA. It explored the field of anthropology,...

    Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial
  • 1991
    Jazztime Tale

    Jazztime Tale

    Jazztime Tale

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    Family - Set in Harlem in 1919, two girls - one white, one black - form a lifelong friendship through a chance encounter and the jazztime music of...

    Jazztime Tale
  • 1974
    Wedding Band

    Wedding Band

    Wedding Band

    01974HD

    A drama which examines the enduring nature of love between a white man and a black woman in 1918 South Carolina.

    Wedding Band
  • 1998
    A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner

    A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner

    A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner

    01998HD

    This intimate, uncannily moving documentary profiles Norma Canner, a pioneer in dance movement therapy, who found in dance a way to help people who...

    A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
  • 2018
    Poitier's Walter Lee

    Poitier's Walter Lee

    Poitier's Walter Lee

    02018HD

    An interview with film scholar Mia Mask, co-editor of Poitier Revisited.

    Poitier's Walter Lee
  • 2009
    A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School

    A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School

    A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School

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    For a seventy-year period, when America cared little about the education of African-Americans, and discrimination was law and custom, The Bordentown...

    A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
  • 1993
    After Goodbye

    After Goodbye

    After Goodbye

    01993HD

    Award-winning actress Ruby Dee narrates this powerful documentary about the impact of AIDS on the families, friends and members of the acclaimed...

    After Goodbye