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Feb 25, 2008 · A Raisin in the Sun: Directed by Kenny Leon. With Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Sanaa Lathan, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad. An African-American family struggles with poverty, racism, and inner conflict as they strive for a better way of life. Based on the play by Lorraine Hansberry.
A Raisin in the Sun: Directed by Daniel Petrie. With Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands. A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.
Oct 24, 2014 · A Raisin in the Sun: Directed by Randy Hawkins. With Jossan Robinson. An adaptation of an African-American family's struggle with poverty and one man's inner conflict with pride, failed dreams, and the pursuit of a better life for he and his family. Based on the play by Lorraine Hansberry.
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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A Raisin in the Sun follows a poor Black family who receive $10,000 from a life insurance policy after the father’s death. Instead of providing salvation, the money causes intense disagreements over what should be done with it.
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.
A fiercely moving portrait of people whose hopes and dreams are constantly deferred, "A Raisin in the Sun" was the first play written by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway. The classic, still-relevant story now will be showcased in this totally new television movie adaptation.
Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall.
Feb 25, 2008 · Overview. Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Should they buy a new home for the family?
Raisin in the Sun, A - (Original Trailer) Producer David Susskind, never reluctant to appear on camera, promotes Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee in his production of the award-winning play A Raisin in the Sun, 1961.
