A Raisin in the Sun Movie Review 1961

Outstanding story of a black family trying to make a better life for themselves in an all-white neighborhood in Chicago. The characters are played realistically and make for a moving story. Each person struggles with doing what he must while still maintaining his dignity and sense of self. Based on the 1959 Broadway play by Hansberry, who also wrote the screenplay. Remade for TV in 1989 with Danny Glover.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 128 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

New York, New York, Adapted from a Play, Family Ties, African America, Rebel With a Cause, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Lorraine Hansberry

Cast

Diana Sands, John Fiedler, Ivan Dixon, Louis Gossett, Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee

Cinematography

Charles Lawton

Director

Daniel Petrie

Music

Laurence Rosenthal

Producer

Columbia Pictures

Awards

Natl. Bd. of Review 1961: Support. Actress (Dee), Natl. Film Reg. 2005.