A Warm December (1973)

Directed by

Sidney Poitier

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An American doctor falls in love with an African princess while living in London. Their romance faces obstacles from her hidden royal duties and a personal secret.

romanticbittersweetgentlemelancholicearnesttendernostalgic

What happens

A Warm December is a 1973 American romantic drama film directed by Sidney Poitier and starring him in the lead role as Dr. Matt Younger. It also stars Jamaican actress Esther Anderson as Catherine, Matt's love interest. Anderson's performance as an African princess won her an NAACP Image Award for Best Actress in 1973. The film is also notable for an appearance of Letta Mbulu singing, with an African choir, "Nonqonqo" by Miriam Makeba. Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson wrote and conducted the score. The story was influenced by Roman Holiday and Love Story.A Warm December was shot at Pinewood Studios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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