A raisin in the sun
2021
eAudioBook
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.
Main title:
Author:
Petrie, Daniel, directorSusskind, David, 1920-1987, producerRose, Philip, 1921-2011, fproducerHansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965, screenwriterPoitier, Sidney, 1927-2022, actorMcNeil, Claudia, actorDee, Ruby, actorSands, Diana, actorDixon, Ivan, 1931-2008, actorFiedler, John, 1925-2005, actorGossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-2024, actorPerry, Stephen, 1952-, actorFluellen, Joel, 1907-1990, actorTerkel, Studs, 1912-2008, actorGlenn, Roy, 1915-1971, actorColumbia Pictures Corporation, production company
Imprint:
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment Australia, ©2021.©1961
Collation:
1 DVD-video (128 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Catalogued from container.Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.Based on the stage play by Lorraine Hansberry, produced on the stage by Philip Rose and David J. Cogan.English. No subtitles.
Credits:
Screenplay by Lorraine Hansberry ; produced by David Susskind and Philip Rose ; directed by Daniel Petrie.
Performers:
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Ivan Dixon, John Fiedler, Louis Gossett, Stephen Perry, Joel Fluellen, Louis Terkel, Roy Glenn.
Audience:
Censorship classification : G.
System details:
DVD video ; Dolby Audio 2.0 Mono (Duel Mono) ; NTSC ; Region 4 ; Aspect ratio 1.85:1, widescreen 16:9.
Awards:
National Board of review, 1961: Best Supporting Actress (Ruby Dee)National Film Registry, 2005.Writers Guild of America, 1962: Best Written American Drama (Lorraine Hansberry)
Dewey class:
791.4372
Language:
English
Subject:
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965 -- Film adaptationsMinorities -- Illinois -- Chicago -- DramaAfrican American families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- DramaHome ownership -- Illinois -- Chicago -- DramaInsurance claims -- DramaRacism -- Illinois -- Chicago -- DramaMotion pictures, AmericanFeature films -- United StatesIllinois -- Chicago -- DramaMelodramas (Motion pictures)Film adaptationsFeature filmsFiction films
BRN:
306225