---
title: 'A Warm December (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sidney Poitier'
released: '1973-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-warm-december-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070898/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Warm December (1973)

1973 · 99 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

A Warm December is a 1973 American romantic drama film directed by Sidney Poitier and starring him in the lead role as Dr. Matt Younger. It also stars Jamaican actress Esther Anderson as Catherine, Matt's love interest. Anderson's performance as an African princess won her an NAACP Image Award for Best Actress in 1973. The film is also notable for an appearance of Letta Mbulu singing, with an African choir, "Nonqonqo" by Miriam Makeba. Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson wrote and conducted the score. The story was influenced by Roman Holiday and Love Story.A Warm December was shot at Pinewood Studios.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sidney Poitier](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-poitier)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/coleridge-taylor-perkinson)

## Cast

- [George Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-baker)
- [Sidney Poitier](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-poitier)
- [Johnny Sekka](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-sekka)
- [Esther Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/esther-anderson)
- [Earl Cameron](https://cinepixo.com/people/earl-cameron)

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