| Description |
1 DVD (approximately 128 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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age Children |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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Dolby |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
| Series |
Columbia classics
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Columbia classics (DVD videodiscs)
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital, mono. |
| Cast |
Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Ivan Dixon, John Fiedler, Louis Gossett, Stephen Perry, Joel Fluellen, Louis Terkel, Roy Glenn. |
| Credits |
Music by Laurence Rosenthal ; director of photography, Charles Lawton, Jr. ; editors, William A. Lyon, Paul Weatherwax. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. |
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Based on the stage play by Lorraine Hansberry, produced on the stage by Philip Rose and David J. Cogan. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Dual-sided DVD. Widescreen version on one side; normal version ("formatted to fit your TV") on the other. |
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Special features: talent files, theatrical trailers. |
| Language |
English dialogue, with optional English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai subtitles; Closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Minorities -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
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Minorities. |
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Illinois -- Chicago. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
African American families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
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African American families. |
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Racism -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
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Racism. |
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Spanish language materials -- Juvenile films.
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Portuguese language materials -- Juvenile films.
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Chinese language materials -- Juvenile films.
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Korean language materials -- Juvenile films.
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Thai language materials -- Juvenile films.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Subject |
DVDs -- Juvenile literature.
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DVDs. |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Subject |
Racism. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Added Author |
Susskind, David, 1920-1987.
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Rose, Philip, 1921-2011.
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Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965.
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Poitier, Sidney.
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McNeil, Claudia.
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Dee, Ruby.
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Sands, Diana.
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Dixon, Ivan, 1931-2008.
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Fiedler, John, 1925-2005.
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Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-
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Perry, Stephen.
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Fluellen, Joel, 1907-1990.
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Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008.
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Glenn, Roy, 1915-1971.
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Petrie, Daniel.
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Rosenthal, Laurence, 1926-
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Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965.
Raisin in the sun.
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Columbia Pictures Corporation.
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Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0767828062 |
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9780767828062 |
| Standard No. |
043396009196 |
| Music No. |
00919 Columbia Tristar |
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