A raisin in the sun / Montery Home Video ; written by Lorraine Hansberry ; produced by Chiz Schultz ; directed by Bill Duke ; a production of Fireside Entertainment Corporation and KCET, Los Angeles in association with WNET, New York ; produced in association with American Playhouse.

Show other versions (17)

Based in a Chicago ghetto in the mid-1950's, A Raisin in the Sun is the story of the Younger family. The just-widowed mother, her son and his wife, and the sister live together and cope with bigotry and hatred, as well as the strains of everyday living.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Fireside Entertainment Corporation KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.) WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) Monterey Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Duke, Bill, 1943- Rolle, Esther Glover, Danny Martin, Helen, 1909-2000 Phillips, Joseph C. Yancey, Kim Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965
Language:	English
Published:	Thousand Oaks, CA : Monterey Home Video, 2004.
Subjects:	Hansberry, Lorraine, > 1930-1965 > Film adaptations. African American families > Illinois > Chicago > Drama. Home ownership > Illinois > Chicago > Drama. Insurance claims > Drama. Families in motion pictures. Racism in motion pictures. Hansberry, Lorraine, > 1930-1965. African American families. Home ownership. Insurance claims. Illinois > Chicago. Drama. Feature films. Film adaptations. Made-for-TV movies. Television adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Feature films. Made-for-TV movies. Television adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (173 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

A raisin in the sun

Published: The Criterion Collection, 2018

Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (128 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).

Video DVD

Solomon Northup's odyssey : Twelve years a slave

Published: Monterey Video, 2013

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Video DVD

Fires in the mirror : Crown Heights, Brooklyn and other identities

Published: Distributed by Monterey, 2009

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Video DVD

A raisin in the sun

Authors: Warren, Mervyn
Published: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2008

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Video DVD

Three sovereigns for Sarah

Published: PBS Home Video, 2005

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (158 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Video DVD

A raisin in the sun

Published: Monterey Media, Inc., 2004

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (172 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Video DVD

Solomon Northup's odyssey : twelve years as a slave

Published: Monterey Video, 2004

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Video DVD

Armistead Maupin's Tales of the city

Published: Acorn Media, 2002

Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (approximately 300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (1 folded sheet (8 unnumbered pages) : illustrations ; 18 cm)

Video DVD