Ossie Davis Trailers
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Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist.
Most Popular Ossie Davis Trailers
Total trailers found: 105
Cop & ½ Trailer (1993)
02 April 1993
When a pint-sized 8-year-old kid witnesses a murder he offers to help the police, if they make him a cop, too.
Dinosaur Trailer (2000)
19 May 2000
An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
The Scalphunters Trailer (1968)
29 February 1968
Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegades that killed them.
Doctor Dolittle Trailer (1998)
26 June 1998
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance!
Hot Stuff Trailer (1979)
10 August 1979
When a police department's burglary task force is facing the possibility of being shut down because of their low conviction rate decides to try a new approach to apprehending their targets.
Do the Right Thing Trailer (1989)
14 June 1989
Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors.
Deacons for Defense Trailer (2003)
01 January 2003
Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights Act. Despite the Act, the African-American citizens of Bogalusa are still treated like third-class citizens, their fundamental rights as human beings persistently trampled by the white power structure, in general, and the local branch of the KKK.
Harry & Son Trailer (1984)
02 March 1984
Widower Harry Keach is a construction worker who was raised to appreciate the importance of working for a living.
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch Trailer (2024)
24 May 2024
The comedic play tells the story of a Black preacher’s scheme to reclaim his inheritance and win back his church from a plantation owner.
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Trailer (1991)
28 October 1991
This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such memorable films as Anatomy of a Murder, Exodus, Laura, Forever Amber, Advise and Consent, In Harm's Way, The Moon Is Blue, The Man with the Golden Arm, and many other movies made from the '30s through the '70s.
Malcolm X Trailer (1992)
18 November 1992
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam.
I'm Not Rappaport Trailer (1996)
24 December 1996
Old Nat Moyer is a talker, a philosopher, and a troublemaker with a fanciful imagination. His companion is Midge Carter, who is half-blind, but still the super of an apartment house.
No Way Out Trailer (1950)
16 August 1950
Two hoodlum brothers are brought into a hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one of them dies the other accuses their black doctor of murder.
Cotton Comes to Harlem Trailer (1970)
27 May 1970
Harlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly claims that small donations will secure parcels of land in Africa.
Jungle Fever Trailer (1991)
07 June 1991
A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.
4 Little Girls Trailer (1997)
09 July 1997
On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school.
School Daze Trailer (1988)
12 February 1988
Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.
Shock Treatment Trailer (1964)
22 July 1964
A private investigator endures the rigors of an insane asylum in order to locate $1 million in stolen loot.
Gladiator Trailer (1992)
06 March 1992
Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school.
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Trailer (2022)
27 October 2022
An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings and personal conversations.
The Soul Collector Trailer (1999)
24 October 1999
Zachariah, makes a few mistakes and it is decided that he is to live as a human being for thirty days.
The Secret Path Trailer (1999)
02 April 1999
14-year-old Jo Ann Foley lives in squalor in a rural Southern community during World War II. Abused by her bootlegging grandfather Hank, Jo Ann has, like her mother Marie, been forced into a life of prostitution.
Proud Trailer (2004)
02 July 2004
The true story of the only African-American crew to take a Navy warship into combat in World War II.
The Client Trailer (1994)
20 July 1994
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man.
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives Trailer (2003)
10 February 2003
When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Congress.
Black Girl Trailer (1972)
09 November 1972
An aspiring dancer and her two wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.
Miss Evers' Boys Trailer (1997)
22 February 1997
The true story of the US Government's 1932 Tuskeegee Syphilis Experiments, in which a group of black test subjects were allowed to die, despite a cure having been developed.
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist Trailer (1998)
01 January 1998
A look at the confluence of the Red Scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and better roles on radio, television, and stage.
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers Trailer (1983)
22 March 1983
This film is the true story of Medgar Evers, a successful insurance agent who moves to Jackson, Mississippi to direct the regional headquarters of the NAACP.
The Outsider Trailer (1967)
21 November 1967
Darren McGavin is David Ross, a private investigator playing a game of follow the money. A simple case of embezzling turns bad quickly when bodies start dropping and the savvy P.
12 Angry Men Trailer (1997)
17 August 1997
During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices.
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker Trailer (2003)
20 May 2003
Spike Lee's filmmaking career is examined in this partial making-of for the film 25th Hour (2002). Interviews with cast members from this film and his past successes give us an idea what kind of dedicated person he truly is.
Get on the Bus Trailer (1996)
16 October 1996
Several Black men take a cross-country bus trip to attend the Million Man March in Washington, DC in 1995.
Freedom Road Trailer (1979)
29 October 1979
Ex-slave and former Union soldier Gideon Jackson represents other ex-slaves at the constitutional convention, and is soon elected to the U.
Feast of All Saints Trailer (2001)
11 November 2001
Set in nineteenth-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free People of Colour, a dazzling yet damned class caught between the world of white privilege and black oppression.
The Sheriff Trailer (1971)
30 March 1971
A rape case opens racial divisions in a small town. A black sheriff and his white deputy investigate allegations that a wealthy white businessman raped a black college student.
Bubba Ho-tep Trailer (2002)
09 June 2002
Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death," then missed his chance to switch back.
The Tenth Level Trailer (1976)
26 August 1976
Inspired by the Stanley Milgram obedience research, this TV movie chronicles a psychology professor's study to determine why people, such as the Nazis, were willing to "just follow orders" and do horrible things to others.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve Trailer (1999)
14 December 1999
Enchanting holiday tale of a young runaway who has broken into an old movie palace, looking for shelter on a snow-filled Christmas Eve.
The Android Affair Trailer (1995)
12 April 1995
Karen Garrett, a promising young doctor, is assigned to perform a difficult operation on Teach, an advanced android who has never "blanked" (had his memory erased.
The History Makers: Success Trailer (2005)
15 February 2005
Ossie Davis, Terry McMillan, Horace Julian Bond, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick and many others share their inspiring stories of success in the first installment of this series about African-American history makers, including civil rights leaders, actors and authors.
Joe Versus the Volcano Trailer (1990)
09 March 1990
Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor.
Malcolm X Trailer (1972)
24 May 1972
James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.
She Hate Me Trailer (2004)
30 July 2004
Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder Trailer (1995)
20 March 1995
Ray investigates the murder of a judge.
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige Trailer (1981)
31 May 1981
The story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the legendary pitcher, from his barnstorming days in the 1920s, hoping to break into organized "negro" baseball, to his emergence at age 43 in the major leagues with the Cleveland Indians the year after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier.
Grumpy Old Men Trailer (1993)
25 December 1993
For decades, next-door neighbors and former friends John and Max have feuded, trading insults and wicked pranks.
Purlie Trailer (1981)
12 October 1981
Purlie is a musical based on Ossie Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious. In the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery.
The House of God Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984
Comedy about a couple of interns in a hospital named 'The House of God'.
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' Trailer (2005)
08 February 2005
A short documentary about the making of Spike Lee's biopic, "Malcolm X."
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
A profile of the life of actor Walter Matthau.
A Vow to Cherish Trailer (1999)
01 January 1999
John and Ellen have a picture-perfect life: while John runs a successful business, Ellen works as a schoolteacher, and they've raised two beautiful children.
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen Trailer (1975)
19 April 1975
Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.
Black Liberation Trailer (1967)
01 January 1967
Produced in collaboration with Malcolm X and narrated by Ossie Davis, this call to arms layers revolutionary text from multiple sources with gritty, shot-on-the-streets-of-New York footage of African-American struggle.
Making 'Do the Right Thing' Trailer (1989)
03 November 1989
The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing.
Fourteen Hours Trailer (1951)
01 April 1951
A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of being not capable to make his girlfriend happy, rises on the ledge of a building with the intention of committing suicide.
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers Trailer (1997)
23 June 1997
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers celebrates the ground-breaking career of the first-ever African-American to join the major leagues, talented athlete Jackie Robinson.
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid Trailer (1977)
12 September 1977
A young ghetto kid despairs of ever getting out of that environment and making something of himself, until one day he gets a job as an assistant in a veterinarian's office, and working with all the animals begins to affect his outlook on life.
The Legend of the Candy Cane Trailer (2001)
01 June 2001
The night a mysterious stranger rode into the lonely prairie town of West Sage, no one realized their lives would never be the same.
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
Join tennis greats John McEnroe and Billie Jean King and world leader Nelson Mandela as they pay homage to the life and work of Arthur Ashe, the sports legend who transcended his athletic gifts and grew to become one of the most inspirational celebrities to lend their name in the fight against racism and the race to find a cure for AIDS.
