A raisin in the sun / Columbia Pictures ; producers, David Susskind and Philip Rose ; screenplay writer, Lorraine Hansberry ; director, Daniel Petrie.

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Film of the award-winning play about a struggling black family living on Chicago's South Side and the impact of an unexpected insurance bequest. Each family member sees the bequest as the means of realizing dreams and of escape from grinding frustrations.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Raisin in the sun (Motion picture : 1961)
Corporate Authors: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Susskind, David, 1920-1987
Rose, Philip, 1921-2011
Poitier, Sidney
McNeil, Claudia
Dee, Ruby
Petrie, Daniel
Rosenthal, Laurence, 1926-
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965
Language:English
Chinese
Korean
Portuguese
Spanish
Thai
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English dialogue, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai subtitles; Closed-captioned.
Published: [Culver City, Calif.] : [Columbia Tristar Home Video], [1999], [©1999]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Columbia classics.
Subjects:
Minorities > Illinois > Chicago > Drama.
African American families > Illinois > Chicago > Drama.
Racism > Illinois > Chicago > Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 128 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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