Ruby Dee Movies

  • 1972
    To Be Young, Gifted and Black

    To Be Young, Gifted and Black

    To Be Young, Gifted and Black

    71972HD

    A mosaic biopic on Lorraine Hansberry, based on the stage play combining her unpublished writings, letters, and diaries.

    To Be Young, Gifted and Black
  • 1982
    Long Day's Journey Into Night

    Long Day's Journey Into Night

    Long Day's Journey Into Night

    61982HD

    Over the course of one day in August 1912, the family of retired actor James Tyrone grapples with the morphine addiction of his wife Mary, the...

    Long Day's Journey Into Night
  • 1959
    Virgin Island

    Virgin Island

    Virgin Island

    6.31959HD

    A British woman marries an American writer in spite of her family's disapproval and goes to live with him on a tropical island.

    Virgin Island
  • 1979
    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    4.31979HD

    Based on writer Maya Angelou's eloquent reminiscences of her days as a gifted youngster growing up in the South during the Depression years where she...

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
  • 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
  • 1999
    Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

    Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

    Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

    7.31999HD

    Tells the story of Sadie and Bessie Delany, two African-American (they preferred "colored") sisters who both lived past the age of 100. They grew up...

    Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
  • 1954
    Go Man Go

    Go Man Go

    Go Man Go

    5.41954HD

    The story of Abe Saperstein and the creation of the Harlem Globetrotters.

    Go Man Go
  • 1980
    The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

    The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

    The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

    71980HD

    In 1963 a group of young Black boys living in Harlem were involved in an incident that earned them the nickname "The Harlem Six." Intent on...

    The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
  • 1991
    Jazztime Tale

    Jazztime Tale

    Jazztime Tale

    71991HD

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

    Jazztime Tale
  • 1971
    The Sheriff

    The Sheriff

    The Sheriff

    61971HD

    A rape case opens racial divisions in a small town. A black sheriff and his white deputy investigate allegations that a wealthy white businessman...

    The Sheriff
  • 1972
    Black Girl

    Black Girl

    Black Girl

    6.81972HD

    An aspiring dancer and her two wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.

    Black Girl
  • 2006
    Discovering William Greaves

    Discovering William Greaves

    Discovering William Greaves

    72006HD

    A documentary on the career of William Greaves, featuring Greaves, his wife and co-producer Louise Archambault, actor Ruby Dee, filmmaker St. Clair...

    Discovering William Greaves
  • 1976
    Countdown at Kusini

    Countdown at Kusini

    Countdown at Kusini

    71976HD

    An American musician working in Nigeria becomes involved with a patriot hunted by a mercenary in Africa.

    Countdown at Kusini
  • 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
  • 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

    71998HD

    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