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The Resource A raisin in the sun, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; a Paman-Doris production ; screen play by Lorraine Hansberry ; produced by David Susskind and Philip Rose ; directed by Daniel Petrie

A raisin in the sun, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; a Paman-Doris production ; screen play by Lorraine Hansberry ; produced by David Susskind and Philip Rose ; directed by Daniel Petrie

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Summary
Following the death of their patriarch, an African American family living in a cramped Chicago apartment await a life insurance check they hope will change their circumstances, but tensions arise over how best to use the money
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Special edition.
Extent
2 videodiscs (128 min.)
Note
  • Based on the play by Lorraine Hansberry
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1961
  • Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer ; interview from 1961 with playwright/screenwriter Lorraine Hansberry ; new interview with Imani Perry, author of Looking for Lorraine ; episode of Theater talk from 2002 featuring producer Philip Rose and actors Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis ; excerpt from Black theatre: the making of a movement (1978), with a new introduction by director Woodie King Jr. ; new interview with film scholar Mia Mask, coeditor of Poitier revisited ; interview from 2002 with director Daniel Petrie ; trailer ; plus: an essay by scholar Sarita Cannon and author James Baldwin's 1969 tribute to Hansberry, "Sweet Lorraine."
Isbn
9781681435022
Instance
Label
A raisin in the sun
Title
A raisin in the sun
Statement of responsibility
Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; a Paman-Doris production ; screen play by Lorraine Hansberry ; produced by David Susskind and Philip Rose ; directed by Daniel Petrie
Contributor
Actor
Film director
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Following the death of their patriarch, an African American family living in a cramped Chicago apartment await a life insurance check they hope will change their circumstances, but tensions arise over how best to use the money
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Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Dewey number
791.43/72
Language note
In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.R35 2018
PerformerNote
Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1930-1965
  • 1930-1965
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Petrie, Daniel
  • Poitier, Sidney
  • McNeil, Claudia
  • Dee, Ruby
  • Hansberry, Lorraine
  • Hansberry, Lorraine
Runtime
128
Series statement
The Criterion collection
Series volume
945
Technique
live action
Label
A raisin in the sun, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; a Paman-Doris production ; screen play by Lorraine Hansberry ; produced by David Susskind and Philip Rose ; directed by Daniel Petrie
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Based on the play by Lorraine Hansberry
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1961
  • Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer ; interview from 1961 with playwright/screenwriter Lorraine Hansberry ; new interview with Imani Perry, author of Looking for Lorraine ; episode of Theater talk from 2002 featuring producer Philip Rose and actors Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis ; excerpt from Black theatre: the making of a movement (1978), with a new introduction by director Woodie King Jr. ; new interview with film scholar Mia Mask, coeditor of Poitier revisited ; interview from 2002 with director Daniel Petrie ; trailer ; plus: an essay by scholar Sarita Cannon and author James Baldwin's 1969 tribute to Hansberry, "Sweet Lorraine."
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Special edition.
Extent
2 videodiscs (128 min.)
Isbn
9781681435022
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
Set includes: 2 DVDs.
Other control number
715515220712
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
CC2947D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • on1053848641
  • (OCoLC)1053848641
System details
DVD, region 1, NTSC; wide screen presentation; Dolby mono
Video recording format
DVD
Label
A raisin in the sun, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; a Paman-Doris production ; screen play by Lorraine Hansberry ; produced by David Susskind and Philip Rose ; directed by Daniel Petrie
Publication
Note
  • Based on the play by Lorraine Hansberry
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1961
  • Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer ; interview from 1961 with playwright/screenwriter Lorraine Hansberry ; new interview with Imani Perry, author of Looking for Lorraine ; episode of Theater talk from 2002 featuring producer Philip Rose and actors Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis ; excerpt from Black theatre: the making of a movement (1978), with a new introduction by director Woodie King Jr. ; new interview with film scholar Mia Mask, coeditor of Poitier revisited ; interview from 2002 with director Daniel Petrie ; trailer ; plus: an essay by scholar Sarita Cannon and author James Baldwin's 1969 tribute to Hansberry, "Sweet Lorraine."
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Special edition.
Extent
2 videodiscs (128 min.)
Isbn
9781681435022
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
Set includes: 2 DVDs.
Other control number
715515220712
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
CC2947D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • on1053848641
  • (OCoLC)1053848641
System details
DVD, region 1, NTSC; wide screen presentation; Dolby mono
Video recording format
DVD

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