
For Love of Ivy (1968)
Sidney Poitier in the love, love, loveliest movie of the year.
101 min
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
- July 17, 1968
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Quincy Jones
Soundtrack
- Main Titleinstrumental2:50
- Wheelin' and Dealin'instrumental2:45
- Little Hippy Dippyinstrumental4:25
- Soul Motioninstrumental3:45
- Somethin' Strangeinstrumental2:59
- Black Pearlinstrumental4:15
- For Love of Ivyinstrumental2:57
- You Put It on Meinstrumental2:45
- The B.B. Jonesinstrumental2:25
- Messy but Goodinstrumental2:35
- My Side of the Skyinstrumental2:43
- Don't You Believe Itinstrumental2:29
Cast
- Sidney Poitier as Jack Parks
- Abbey Lincoln as Ivy Moore
- Beau Bridges as Tim Austin
- Nan Martin as Doris Austin
- Lauri Peters as Gena Austin
- Carroll O'Connor as Frank Austin
- Leon Bibb as Billy Talbot
- Hugh Hurd as Jerry
- Lon Satton as Harry
- Stanley Greene as Eddie
Crew
- Daniel Mann · Director
- Robert Alan Aurthur · Writer
- Sidney Poitier · Writer
- Edgar J. Scherick · Producer
- Jay Weston · Producer
- Quincy Jones · Composer
- Joseph F. Coffey · Cinematographer
- Pat Jaffe · Editor
- Jean Arley · Casting director
- Peter Dohanos · Production designer