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A Raisin in the Sun: Directed by Bill Duke. With Starletta DuPois, Lou Ferguson, John Fiedler, Danny Glover. A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor Black family.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Bill Duke
- 1989-02-01
"When Lorraine Hansberry's searing drama A RAISIN IN THE SUN opened on Broadway in 1959 no one could foresee the impact this production would have not only on the American theatre, but on race relations in America as well. RAISIN was the first play written by a black woman to reach Broadway audiences, and it would become the first commercially successful, serious black drama. But it had an ...
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Danny Glover gives an outstanding performance as Walter Lee, and while I think Claudia McNeil (in the 1961 film) gave us a far more convincing and believable Lena Younger than did Esther Rolle--somehow, Miss McNeil gave me a woman whose hands smelt of "spic-'n'-span" cleaner and bleach, whereas Miss Rolle, even in costume and makeup, gives us the impression of having regular visits to a ...
"American Playhouse" A Raisin in the Sun (TV Episode 1989) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Feb 1, 1989 · It lacked Odets's theatrical flair, but the play's honesty and freshness, enhanced by the performances of Sidney Poitier and Claudia McNeil, made up for the weaknesses of stagecraft. In tonight's ...
Plot. Walter and Ruth Younger, and their son Travis, along with Walter's mother Lena (Mama) and younger sister Beneatha, live in poverty in a run-down two-bedroom apartment on Chicago's South Side. Walter is barely making a living as a limousine driver. Though Ruth is content with their lot, Walter desperately wishes to become wealthy.
