A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun
by Daniel Petrie

A Raisin in the Sun
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Actor: Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Ivan Dixon, Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier
Director: Daniel Petrie
Brand: Sony
Cinematographer: Charles Lawton Jr.
Editor: Paul Weatherwax
Editor: William A. Lyon
Producer: David Cogan
Producer: David Susskind
Producer: Philip Rose
Writer: Lorraine Hansberry
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Georgian (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 128 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-02-22
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Sony Pictures

Movie Reviews of A Raisin in the Sun

Movie Review: A Raisin in the Sun
Summary: 5 Stars

An important movie in the early 60s, it is still as potent as ever.This movie is a legitimate work of art.

Summary of A Raisin in the Sun

A RAISIN IN THE SUN is a groundbreaking drama celebrating the human spirit featuring an electrifying performance by Academy Award? winner Sidney Poitier (Best Actor Lilies of the Field 1963). The Younger family frustrated with living in their crowded Chicago apartment sees the arrival of a $10000 insurance check as the answer to their prayers. Matriarch Lena Younger (Claudia McNeil) promptly puts a down payment on a house in an all-white suburban neighborhood. But the family is divided when Lena entrusts the balance of the money to her mercurial son Walter Lee (Poitier) against the wishes of her daughter (Diana Sands) and daughter-in-law (Ruby Dee). It takes the strength and integrity of this African-American family to battle against generations of prejudice to try to achieve their piece of the American Dream.System Requirements: Running Time 127 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?DRAMA Rating:?NR UPC:?043396009196 Manufacturer No:?0919
Lorraine Hansberry's play is given sensitive treatment by filmmaker Daniel Petrie (The Bay Boy). Sidney Poitier heads a fine cast in the story of an African American family in Chicago who are struggling with mixed aspirations, not enough money, conflicts over religion, and institutional racism. The film is pretty much set-bound (as plays adapted for the screen sometimes are), but the drama is intense and moving. --Tom Keogh

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