For Love of Ivy
Sidney Poitier in the love, love, loveliest movie of the year.
1968 | 101m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Daniel Mann |
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| Writer: | Robert Alan Aurthur, Sidney Poitier |
| Staring: |
| A white family has had the same Black maid for many years. When she tells them she wants to go back to school and will be leaving soon, the 20ish year old son decides what she needs is a change and begins searching for a man to wine and dine her, but who won't marry her, thinking that this will distract her from her plans. The man he finds doesn't entirely cooperate. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 17, 1968 |
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| Director: | Daniel Mann |
| Writer: | Robert Alan Aurthur, Sidney Poitier |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | gambling, happy ending, romance, dinner date, black love |
| Production Companies | Cinerama Productions, Palomar Pictures International, ABC Pictures International |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sidney Poitier | Jack Parks |
| Abbey Lincoln | Ivy Moore |
| Beau Bridges | Tim Austin |
| Nan Martin | Doris Austin |
| Lauri Peters | Gena Austin |
| Carroll O'Connor | Frank Austin |
| Leon Bibb | Billy Talbot |
| Hugh Hurd | Jerry |
| Lon Satton | Harry |
| Stanley Greene | Eddie |
| Paul Harris | Dealer |
| Tony Major | Dealer |
| Clark Morgan | Dealer |
| Christopher St. John | Dealer |
| Bob Carey | Dealer |
| Marlene Clark | Radio Phone Girl |
| Laura Greene | Radio Phone Girl |
| Lani Miyazaki | Radio Phone Girl |
| Lisa Moore | Cocktail Waitress |
| Gloria Hendry | Cocktail Waitress |
| Yolande Toussaint | Cocktail Waitress |
| Gina Harding | Cocktail Waitress |
| Willis Pinkett | Bartender |
| William Matthews | Partal Driver |
| Josip Elic | Off-Broadway Family |
| William Glenesk | Off-Broadway Family |
| Cordy Clark | Off-Broadway Family |
| Hope Stansbury | Off-Broadway Family |
| Robert Miller | Off-Broadway Family |
| Nobuko Uenishi | Japanese Waitress |
| Kōko Mori | Japanese Waitress |
| Kedaki Turner | Japanese Waitress |
| Madge West | Mrs. Vidal |
| Jerome Collamore | Mr. Vidal |
| Anita Dangler | Mrs. Kling |
| Peter Dohanos | Dr. Morgan |
| Jennifer O'Neill | Sandy |
| Robert Bannard | Freddie |
| Sharon Henesy | Wiggy |
| Maeve McGuire | Cashier |
| John Servetnik | Shipping Clerk |
| Elliot Wood | Milkman |
| Joseph Attles | Doorman |
| Doris McCarthy | Glamorous Gambler (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Alan Aurthur | Screenplay |
| Pat Jaffe | Editor |
| Peter Dohanos | Production Design |
| Frank L. Thompson | Costume Design |
| Joseph F. Coffey | Director of Photography |
| Jean Arley | Casting |
| Leif Pederen | Set Decoration |
| Scott Cunningham | Makeup Artist |
| Joel Glickman | Production Manager |
| William Chiarelli | Hairstylist |
| Daniel Mann | Director |
| Sidney Poitier | Original Story |
| Stephen J. Barnett | Assistant Director |
| Quincy Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joel Glickman | Associate Producer |
| Jay Weston | Producer |
| Edgar J. Scherick | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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