I Passed for White

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drama film film

"I Passed for White" is a 1960 drama film about a light-skinned Black woman who attempts to pass as white in American society, exploring themes of race, identity, and social prejudice.

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I Passed for White (book) 1

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instanceOf drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
basedOn I Passed for White self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: I Passed for White (book)

autobiographical book by Reba Lee ⓘ
characterRole light-skinned Black woman passing as white ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Fred M. Wilcox ⓘ
distributor Columbia Pictures ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
race film ⓘ
hasColorProcess black-and-white film ⓘ
mainTheme identity ⓘ
race ⓘ
racial passing ⓘ
social prejudice ⓘ
narrativeFocus conflict between personal identity and social status ⓘ
consequences of racial passing ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
productionCompany Columbia Pictures ⓘ
publicationDate 1960 ⓘ
releaseYear 1960 ⓘ
runtime approximately 90 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Fred M. Wilcox ⓘ
Mary Loos ⓘ
Richard Sale ⓘ
setting United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
starredActor Elizabeth Council ⓘ
Isabel Cooley ⓘ
James Franciscus ⓘ
Patricia Michon ⓘ
Sonya Wilde ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting mid-20th century ⓘ

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Maila Nurmi → appearedIn → I Passed for White ⓘ
I Passed for White → basedOn → I Passed for White self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: I Passed for White (book)