A raisin in the sun /
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.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned. In English, with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, Portugese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai. |
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Culver City, Calif. :
Columbia Tristar Home Video,
[1999]
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| Series: | Columbia classics.
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. Based on the play by Lorraine Hansberry. Aspect ratio 1.85:1 (widescreen version); full screen version formatted to fit TV screen. Digitally remastered audio and anamorphic video. Special features: Production notes -- Talent files -- Theatrical trailer -- Bonus trailers. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 128 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter index card. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Produced on the stage by Philip Rose and David J. Cogan ; music by Laurence Rosenthal ; director of photography, Charles Lawton, Jr. ; film editors, William A. Lyon, Paul Weatherwax. |
| ISBN: | 0767828062 |