A raisin in the sun / produced by John M. Eckert ; executive producers, Sean Combs [and others] ; teleplay by Paris Qualles ; directed by Kenny Leon ; Bad Boy Films ; Storyline Entertainment ; Sony Pictures Television.

An African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago comes into a sudden financial windfall, the potential uses of which divides them bitterly.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Warren, Mervyn (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group, Storyline Entertainment (Firm), Sony Pictures Television, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Eckert, John M. (Producer), Diddy, 1969- (Producer, Actor), Qualles, Paris (Screenwriter), Leon, Kenny (Director), Kent, Melissa (Film editor) (Film editor), Bromley, Karen (Designer), Strasburg, Ivan (Cinematographer), Lathan, Sanaa (Actor), McDonald, Audra (Actor), Rashad, Phylicia, 1948- (Actor), Martin, Justin, 1994- (Actor), Nunn, Bill, 1952-2016 (Actor), Oyelowo, David (Actor), Jones, Ron Cephas (Actor), Thomas, Sean Patrick (Actor), Stamos, John, 1963- (Actor), Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965
Language:	English French
Language and/or Writing System:	In English, with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2008], ©2008.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	African American families > Drama. Life insurance > United States > Drama. Racism > United States > Drama. African American families. Life insurance. Racism. Chicago (Ill.) > Drama. Illinois > Chicago. United States. Film adaptations. Drama. Fiction films. Made-for-TV movies. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Melodrama > Television feature. Family > Television feature. Melodrama.
Genre:	Drama. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Made-for-TV movies. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Melodrama Family Melodrama. Television feature.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	An African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago comes into a sudden financial windfall, the potential uses of which divides them bitterly.
Note:	Based on the play: A raisin in the sun / by Lorraine Hansberry. Originally produced for television in 2008. Special features: Audio commentary with director Kenny Leon; Dreams worthwhile : the journey of A raisin in the sun (featurette (23 min.); Previews. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CR1 D0095717 VideoDVD
Audience:	Not rated Sony Picture Home Entertainment.
ISBN:	1435905172 9781435905177
Credits:	Music by Mervyn Warren ; editor, Melissa Kent ; production designer, Karen Bromley ; director of photography, Ivan Strasburg.
System Details:	DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen; high definition.
Cast:	Sean Combs, Sanaa Lathan, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, Justin Martin, Bill Nunn, David Oyelowo, Ron Cephas Jones, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Stamos.