To Be Young, Gifted and Black Movie Review 1981

A tribute to the late black playwright Lorraine Hansberry, in the form of a play about her experiences as a black artist in America, from her first visit to the South, to the streets of Harlem. Much of the script is from her own words drawn from letters, diaries, and plays. The author of "A Raisin in the Sun" died of cancer at 34.

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
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Literature--American, Theater

Cast

Ruby Dee, Al Freeman, Claudia McNeil, Barbara Barrie, Lauren Jones, Roy Scheider, Blythe Danner

Producer

NET Division of Educational Broadcasting