Ruby Dee Movies

  • 1976
    Countdown at Kusini

    Countdown at Kusini

    Countdown at Kusini

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

    Countdown at Kusini
  • 1947
    Easy to Get

    Easy to Get

    Easy to Get

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    U.S. Army training film about avoiding venereal disease, intended primarily for Black servicemen.

    Easy to Get
  • 1979
    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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    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
  • 1982
    Long Day's Journey Into Night

    Long Day's Journey Into Night

    Long Day's Journey Into Night

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    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
  • 1963
    The Balcony

    The Balcony

    The Balcony

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    The Madam of a brothel satisfies the erotic fantasies of her customers, while a revolution is sweeping the nation.

    The Balcony
  • 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
  • 2026
    Love in Exile

    Love in Exile

    Love in Exile

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    Set to a jazz accompaniment, the dramatic performance centered on Black love and survival weaves together Bible verses, free-verse and prose Davis...

    Love in Exile
  • 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

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    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
  • 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
  • 1993
    After Goodbye

    After Goodbye

    After Goodbye

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    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1972
    On Merit

    On Merit

    On Merit

    01972HD

    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
  • 1946
    Love in Syncopation

    Love in Syncopation

    Love in Syncopation

    01946HD

    Follows the band's rise in show business, starting with its origins in the Navy during World War II and their struggle to make it.

    Love in Syncopation
  • 1948
    What a Guy

    What a Guy

    What a Guy

    71948HD

    Mantan Moreland's comedy feature.

    What a Guy