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.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Columbia Pictures Corporation, Swank Motion Pictures, Inc
Other Authors:	Susskind, David, 1920-1987, Rose, Philip, 1921-2011, Poitier, Sidney, McNeil, Claudia, Dee, Ruby, Sands, Diana, Dixon, Ivan, 1931-2008, Fiedler, John, 1925-2005, Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-, Perry, Stephen, Fluellen, Joel, 1907-1990, Terrel, Louis, Glenn, Roy, 1915-1971, Petrie, Daniel, Rosenthal, Laurence, 1926-, Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed captioned.
Published:	[United States] : Columbia Pictures, 2011.
Subjects:	Hansberry, Lorraine, > 1930-1965. > Raisin in the sun > Film adaptations. Raisin in the sun (Hansberry, Lorraine) Minorities > Illinois > Chicago > Drama. African American families > Illinois > Chicago > Drama. Racism > Illinois > Chicago > Drama. African American families Minorities Racism Illinois > Chicago Video recordings for the hearing impaired Internet videos Films for the hearing impaired Feature films Drama Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired. Internet videos. Feature films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Films pour personnes handicapées auditives. Vidéos sur Internet. Adaptations cinématographiques. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)

Description
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.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. Based on the stage play by Lorraine Hansberry.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (128 min.)) : sound, black and white
Format:	System requirements: Microsoft Silverlight. Streaming video file. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Audience:	Not rated.
Production Credits:	Music by Laurence Rosenthal ; director of photography, Charles Lawton, Jr. ; film editors, William A. Lyon, Paul Weatherwax.