Criterion Reflections – Episode 99 – Sidney Poitier’s Buck and the Preacher

David is joined by William Remmers to talk about Sidney Poitier's directorial debut and the suppressed history that this film brings to our attention.

Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. This fourth season of the podcast features conversations about movies that originally premiered in 1972 and were destined to eventually receive the Criterion imprimatur. In this episode, David is joined by William Remmers to discuss Buck and the Preacher, directed by Sidney Poitier.

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Buck and the Preacher

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