A Raisin in the Sun

Resource Information

The work A Raisin in the Sun represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Pekin Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

A Raisin in the Sun

Statement of responsibility

Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screenplay by Lorraine Hansberry ; produced by David Susskind and Philip Rose ; directed by Daniel Petrie

Contributor

• McNeil, Claudia
• Fiedler, John, 1925-2005
• Perry, Stephen, 1952-
• Dixon, Ivan, 1931-2008
• Dee, Ruby
• Petrie, Daniel
• Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
• Rose, Philip, 1921-2011
• Rosenthal, Laurence, 1926-
• Sands, Diana
• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Susskind, David, 1920-1987
• Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008
• Weatherwax, Paul
• Poitier, Sidney
• Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965
• Glenn, Roy, 1915-1971
• Lawton, Charles, 1904-1965
• Lyon, William
• Fluellen, Joel, 1907-1990

Actor

• Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-
• Sands, Diana
• Glenn, Roy, 1915-1971
• Fluellen, Joel, 1907-1990
• Poitier, Sidney
• Dee, Ruby
• Dixon, Ivan, 1931-2008
• Perry, Stephen, 1952-
• Fiedler, John, 1925-2005
• McNeil, Claudia
• Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008

Director of photography

• Lawton, Charles, 1904-1965

Editor of moving image work

• Lyon, William
• Weatherwax, Paul

Film director

• Petrie, Daniel

Film producer

• Rose, Philip, 1921-2011
• Susskind, David, 1920-1987

Production company

• Columbia Pictures Corporation

Publisher

• Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)

Screenwriter

• Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965

Subject

• Minorías -- Illinois | Chicago -- Teatro
• Portuguese language materials
• Racism
• Spanish language materials
• Thai language materials
• African American families
• Racism -- Illinois | Chicago -- Drama
• African American families -- Illinois | Chicago -- Drama
• Afronorteamericanos -- Illinois | Chicago -- Teatro
• Chinese language materials
• Drama
• Familia -- Illinois | Chicago -- Teatro
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Feature films -- United States
• Feature films -- United States
• Film adaptations
• Film adaptations
• Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965
• Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965 -- Film adaptations
• Illinois -- Chicago
• Korean language materials
• Minorities
• Minorities -- Illinois | Chicago -- Drama

Genre

• Teatro
• Film adaptations
• Feature films
• Drama

Language

• eng
• chi
• eng
• kor
• por
• spa
• tha
• eng
• eng

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

Member of

• Columbia classics (DVD videodiscs)

Cataloging source

SGR

Characteristic

videorecording

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Credits note

Music by Laurence Rosenthal ; director of photography, Charles Lawton, Jr. ; editors, William A. Lyon, Paul Weatherwax

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Language note

English dialogue, with optional English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

• PN1997
• PS3515.A515

LC item number

• .R235 1999
• R3 1999

PerformerNote

Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Ivan Dixon, John Fiedler, Louis Gossett, Stephen Perry, Joel Fluellen, Louis Terkel, Roy Glenn

Runtime

128

Series statement

Columbia classics

Target audience

general

Technique

live action