A Raisin in the Sun Movie Review 1989

An "American Playhouse" presentation of the Lorraine Hansberry play about a black family threatened with dissolution by the outside forces of racism and greed when they move into an all-white neighborhood in the 1950s.

Distribution

Monterey Home Video, 566 St. Charles Dr., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-3901, Phone: (805)494-7199, Toll-free: 800-424-2593, Fax: (805)496-6061

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 171 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

New York, New York, Adapted from a Play, Family Ties, Period Piece: 1950s, Rebel With a Cause

Cast

Danny Glover, Esther Rolle, Starletta DuPois

Director

Bill Duke

Producer

American Playhouse, NBLA Productions