| Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 128 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Columbia classics
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| System Details |
DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital, mono. |
| Language |
English dialogue, English, Spanish, Portugese, Chinese, Korean and Thai subtitles; Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee. |
| Credits |
Music by Laurence Rosenthal. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. |
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Based on the stage play by Lorraine Hansberry. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Note |
Dual-sided DVD. Widescreen version on one side; normal version ("formatted to fit your TV") on the other. |
| Subject |
Minorities -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
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African American families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
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Racism -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Susskind, David, 1920-1987
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Rose, Philip, 1921-
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Poitier, Sidney, 1927-2022.
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McNeil, Claudia.
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Dee, Ruby.
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Petrie, Daniel.
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Rosenthal, Laurence, 1926-
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Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965.
Raisin in the sun.
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Columbia Pictures Corporation.
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Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0767828062 |
| Standard No. |
043396009196 |
| Music No. |
00919 Columbia Tristar |
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