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
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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