Petula
1968, English. Directed by Steve Binder.
An infamous television special with Petula Clark, which is remembered for what happened off screen.
In 1968 Harry Belafonte and Petula Clark sang together her song On the Path Of Glory for this special on NBC. Not such a remarkable event in itself, but Petula touched Harry's forearm during the duet and made TV history. It was the first time a white woman had touched a black man on US television. The sponsor insisted the touch be cut from the programme, the programme makers refused. In the decade’s “year of revolt”, Clark found herself at the centre of a media controversy involving race, censorship and endemic bigotry in a newly desegregated yet depressingly divided US.
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
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- Released
- 2 April 1968
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Steven Hilliard Stern, Mason Williams, Allan Blye
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Petula runs 60 minutes (1h 0m).
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Petula is rated G in India. That rating means it is generally fine for children.
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Petula isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 April 1968. (Checked 31 October 2026.)
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Who directed Petula?
Petula (1968) was directed by Steve Binder and stars Petula Clark, Harry Belafonte.