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For Love of Ivy

Play trailer Poster for For Love of Ivy G,  1968,  1h 41m,  Romance/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 43% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 52% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
43% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Two Long Island teens force a roving gambler (Sidney Poitier) to date their maid (Abbey Lincoln), to keep her from quitting.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
3.5/4
For Love of Ivy is a warm and delightful comedy. It isn't exactly a masterpiece, but it is well made and I enjoyed it. Go to Full Review
Jas Keimig The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Jan 21, 2022
For Love of Ivy is self-possessed in a way I didn't expect it to be. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Aug 26, 2020
2.5/5
What's most irritating is having to watch two first-rate performers waddle around in the prose of this white perspective. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jan 15, 2007
C
It's an equal opportunity offender: supporting both white and black bourgeois dreams. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 25, 2005
C
This mediocre comedy, starring Poitier, became better known for its Oscar nominated song. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan Oct 25, 2004
3/5
Poitier love story has not aged well. Go to Full Review
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Theodore R Jul 31, 2017 Adorable, serious Black Real Romance and Beau Bridges is BRILLIANT
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Cast & Crew

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Daniel Mann

Director

Sidney Poitier

Jack Parks

Abbey Lincoln

Ivy Moore

Beau Bridges

Tim Austin

Leon Bibb

Billy Talbot

Nan Martin

Doris Austin

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For Love of Ivy

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Movie Info

Synopsis Two Long Island teens force a roving gambler (Sidney Poitier) to date their maid (Abbey Lincoln), to keep her from quitting.
Director
Daniel Mann
Distributor
Cinerama Releasing Corporation [us]
Rating
G
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 17, 1968, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 20, 2004
Runtime
1h 41m
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