A raisin in the sun
(DVD)
Contributors
Susskind, David, 1920-1987 producer.
Rose, Philip, 1921-2011 producer.
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965 screenwriter.
Poitier, Sidney actor.
McNeil, Claudia, actor.
Rose, Philip, 1921-2011 producer.
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965 screenwriter.
Poitier, Sidney actor.
McNeil, Claudia, actor.
Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2018.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tomkins Cove Public Library - Adult Entertainment DVD | DVD Rai | On Shelf |
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Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2018.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 128 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
715515220712
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.
General Note
Based on the stage play by Lorraine Hansberry, produced on the stage by Philip Rose and David J. Cogan.
General Note
Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Interview from 1961 with playwright/screenwriter Lorraine Hansberry ; New interview with Imani Perry, author of Looking for Lorraine ; Episode of Theater Talk from 2002 featuring producer Philip Rose and actors Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis ; Excerpt from Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement (1978), with a new introduction by director Woodie King Jr. ; New interview with film scholar Mia Mask, coeditor of Poitier Revisited ' Interview from 2002 with director Daniel Petrie Trailer ; PLUS: An essay by scholar Sarita Cannon and author James Baldwin’s 1969 tribute to Hansberry, “Sweet Lorraine”
Creation/Production Credits
Music by Laurence Rosenthal ; director of photography, Charles Lawton, Jr. ; editors, William A. Lyon, Paul Weatherwax.
Participants/Performers
Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Ivan Dixon, John Fiedler, Louis Gossett, Stephen Perry, Joel Fluellen, Louis Terkel, Roy Glenn.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MWT rating: NR.
System Details
DVD, widescreen.
Language
English audio.
Language
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Susskind, D., Rose, P., Hansberry, L., Poitier, S., McNeil, C., Dee, R., Sands, D., Dixon, I., Fiedler, J., Gossett, L., Perry, S., Fluellen, J., Terkel, S., Glenn, R., Petrie, D., Hansberry, L., & Rosenthal, L. (2018). A raisin in the sun (Special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David Susskind et al.. 2018. A Raisin in the Sun. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David Susskind et al.. A Raisin in the Sun The Criterion Collection, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Susskind, David, et al. A Raisin in the Sun Special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2018.
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