A raisin in the sun / American Playhouse presents a production of Robert Nemiroff / Jaki Brown / Toni Livingston / Josephine Abady Productions ; produced by Chiz Schultz ; written by Lorraine Hansberry ; directed by Bill Duke.

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A $10,000 insurance benefit creates conflicting dreams within a Chicago ghetto family. Son, Walter Lee wants to start his own business while his mom wishes to spend her days in a little house of her own. Their love a bond, their warmhearted humor a breath of fresh air, their tenative hold on dignity...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: American Playhouse Theatrical Films
Monterey Media
Other Authors: Schultz, Chiz
Duke, Bill, 1943-
DuPois, Starletta
Glover, Danny
Joyner, Kimble
Yancey, Kim
Rolle, Esther
Ferguson, Lou
Phillips, Joseph C.
Martin, Helen, 1909-2000
Fiedler, John, 1925-2005
Henderson, Stephen
Cook, Greg
Harms, Gregory
Patterson, Kenneth A.
Slavin, Fredda
Bland, Ed
Bryant, Celia
Dearing, Judy
Cariello, Thomas
Scott, Harold
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Monterey Media, Inc., [2004], ©1988.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
African American families > Illinois > Chicago > Drama.
Home ownership > Illinois > Chicago > Drama.
Insurance claims > Drama.
Fiction television programs.
Melodrama.
Television programs.
Drama.
African American families.
Home ownership.
Insurance claims.
Illinois > Chicago.
Genre:
Drama.
Fiction television programs.
Melodrama.
Television programs.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (172 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Lorraine Hansberry's A raisin in the sun.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
A $10,000 insurance benefit creates conflicting dreams within a Chicago ghetto family. Son, Walter Lee wants to start his own business while his mom wishes to spend her days in a little house of her own. Their love a bond, their warmhearted humor a breath of fresh air, their tenative hold on dignity - their lifeline. A family caught between the reality of their surroundings and a chance at a piece of the American dream.
Note:Originally released as a television episode in 1988.
Based on the stage production directed by Harold Scott.
Special features: about the author; in her words; about the play; about the cast.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AQ6 D0033366 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN:1569946345
9781569946343
Credits:Camera, Greg Cook, Gregory Harms, Kenneth A. Patterson ; art director, Fredda Slavin ; music composer, Ed Bland ; costume designers, Celia Bryant, Judy Dearing ; production designer, Thomas Cariello.
System Details:DVD, Region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Cast:
Scarletta DuPois, Danny Glover, Kimble Joyner, Kim Yancey, Esther Rolle, Lou Ferguson, Joseph C. Phillips, Helen Martin, John Fiedler, Stephen Henderson.