type: 

DRAMA

ROMANCE

A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life.

name	character
Ivan Dixon	Mark Ralfe
Kelly Flynn	Yanek Faber
Wallace Ford	Ole Pa
Elisabeth Fraser	Sadie
Elizabeth Hartman	Selina D'Arcey
Fred Holliday	Man (uncredited)
Saverio LoMedico	Mr. Favaloro
Dorothy Lovett	Woman (uncredited)
Gregg Martell	Man (uncredited)
Sidney Poitier	Gordon Ralfe
John Qualen	Mr. Faber
Debi Storm	Selina, Age 5
Renata Vanni	Mrs. Favaloro
Robert B. Williams	Neighbor (uncredited)
Shelley Winters	Rose-Ann D'Arcey

name
Pandro S. Berman	producer
Jerry Goldsmith	composer
Guy Green	director, writer (original), producer
Elizabeth Kata	writer (original)

year	award	category	name
1965	Academy Award	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Shelley Winters