| Other author/creator | Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996. |
| Other author/creator | Green, Guy, 1913-2005. |
| Other author/creator | Poitier, Sidney. |
| Other author/creator | Winters, Shelley. |
| Other author/creator | Hartman, Elizabeth, 1943-1987 |
| Other author/creator | Ford, Wallace, 1898-1966. |
| Other author/creator | Dixon, Ivan, 1931-2008. |
| Other author/creator | Fraser, Elisabeth, 1920-2005. |
| Other author/creator | Qualen, John, 1899-1987. |
| Other author/creator | Kata, Elizabeth. Be ready with bells & drums. |
| Other author/creator | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. |
| Other author/creator | Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Abstract |
A blind white woman falls in love with a black man, much to the consternation of her racist mother. |
| General note | Based on the novel: Be ready with bells and drums / by Elizabeth Kata. |
| General note | Originally released as a motion picture in 1965. |
| General note | "Enhanced for widescreen TVs"--Container. |
| General note | Special features: optional audio commentary by Green; stills gallery; "Sidney Poitier : the legacy" essay; award notes; theatrical trailer. |
| Credits | Director of photography, Robert Burks ; film editor, Rita Roland ; music, Jerry Goldsmith. |
| Cast |
Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman, Wallace Ford, Ivan Dixon, Elisabeth Fraser, John Qualen. |
| Audience |
Not rated by the MPAA. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | In English or dubbed French; with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish. |
| Language | Closed-captioned. |
| Awards note | Academy award, 1966: Best supporting actress (Winters); Golden Globe, 1966: Most promising newcomer - female (Hartman). |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Film adaptations. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| ISBN | 0790772337 |
| ISBN | 9780790772332 |
| UPC |
012569536326 |
| Publisher number | 65363 Warner Home Video |
