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A film adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's play about a black family's dilemma after receiving a large inheritance. Starring Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands, directed by Daniel Petrie.
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- Drama
- Daniel Petrie
- 1961-05-18
YouTube Movies & TV. 181M subscribers. Subscribed. 1.4K. RAISIN IN THE SUN is a groundbreaking drama celebrating the human spirit, featuring an electrifying performance by Academy Award...
A Raisin in the Sun is a 1961 American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie, and starring Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Roy Glenn, and Louis Gossett Jr. (in his film debut), and based on the 1959 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry.
Feb 25, 2008 · A TV movie adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's play about an African-American family in 1950s America. Starring Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Sanaa Lathan, Audra McDonald, and Phylicia Rashad, directed by Kenny Leon.
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- Drama
- Kenny Leon
- 2008-02-25
This lauded drama follows the Youngers, an African-American family living together in an apartment in Chicago. Following the death of their patriarch, they try to determine what to do with the ...
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- Sidney Poitier
- Daniel Petrie
- Drama
A Raisin in the Sun, American film drama, released in 1961, that was based on Lorraine Hansberry ’s acclaimed play of the same name about the urban African American experience. scene from A Raisin in the Sun. (From left) Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, and Diana Sands in A Raisin in the Sun (1961). (more)
A poor black family receives a large insurance payment and faces conflicting choices on how to spend it. The film is based on Lorraine Hansberry's play, the first by a Black female playwright, and explores themes of racism, identity, and aspiration.
