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Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee in...

A Raisin in the Sun

( Catalog Number ID7808FR )
(1.33:1) (CLV) (NTSC)

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A Raisin in the Sun
1961 - Color
Genre: Drama

LaserDisc Movie Review:
While this original movie version of Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning play may have dated somewhat, it was groundbreaking when first released in 1961, and a wealth of future plays, films, and TV productions have taken their lead from this socially conscious drama about a struggling African-American family. Lena Younger (Claudia McNeil) is a strong, proud woman who has raised a family in a crowded apartment on the South Side of Chicago. Her son Walter Lee (Sidney Poitier) works as a chauffeur;  intelligent and ambitious but impulsive and often angry, he desperately wants to get ahead in a world that offers him few opportunities. His wife Ruth (Ruby Dee) takes in laundry to help make ends meet and watches over their son. Younger daughter Beneatha (Diana Sands) is a college student who wants to become a doctor and often speaks of searching for her cultural identity. On the death of her husband, Lena becomes the beneficiary of a $10,000 life insurance payment, and suddenly the family is in conflict over how the money should be spent. Lena wants to use the money for a down payment on a house. Beneatha is hoping that Lena will help her pay for medical school. And Walter Lee wants to go into business with friends who plan to open a liquor store, which he's convinced will be a sure money maker. The cast, nearly all reprising their roles from the original Broadway production, offers a collection of superb performances; also keep an eye peeled for a young Louis Gossett Jr. as George Murchison. While Daniel Petrie's direction never takes A Raisin in the Sun very far from its roots as a stage play, it captures the power and tension of a strong ensemble cast working with an intelligent and moving script. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Cast for A Raisin in the Sun

Sidney Poitier
Claudia McNeil
Ruby Dee
Diana Sands
Ivan Dixon

Feature Details

Title: A Raisin in the Sun
Feature Release Date: 1961
Genre: Drama
Color: Color
Picture: Pan & Scan
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

Technical Details

Catalog Number: ID7808FR
Publisher: Image Entertainment

Diameter: 12"
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: ID7808FR-N
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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Rare Factory-Sealed LaserDisc Movie

Near-Mint Condition with a tear in shrink-wrap

Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee in...

A Raisin in the Sun

( Catalog Number ID7808FR )
(1.33:1) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc

A Raisin in the Sun
1961 - Color
Genre: Drama

LaserDisc Movie Review:
While this original movie version of Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning play may have dated somewhat, it was groundbreaking when first released in 1961, and a wealth of future plays, films, and TV productions have taken their lead from this socially conscious drama about a struggling African-American family. Lena Younger (Claudia McNeil) is a strong, proud woman who has raised a family in a crowded apartment on the South Side of Chicago. Her son Walter Lee (Sidney Poitier) works as a chauffeur;  intelligent and ambitious but impulsive and often angry, he desperately wants to get ahead in a world that offers him few opportunities. His wife Ruth (Ruby Dee) takes in laundry to help make ends meet and watches over their son. Younger daughter Beneatha (Diana Sands) is a college student who wants to become a doctor and often speaks of searching for her cultural identity. On the death of her husband, Lena becomes the beneficiary of a $10,000 life insurance payment, and suddenly the family is in conflict over how the money should be spent. Lena wants to use the money for a down payment on a house. Beneatha is hoping that Lena will help her pay for medical school. And Walter Lee wants to go into business with friends who plan to open a liquor store, which he's convinced will be a sure money maker. The cast, nearly all reprising their roles from the original Broadway production, offers a collection of superb performances; also keep an eye peeled for a young Louis Gossett Jr. as George Murchison. While Daniel Petrie's direction never takes A Raisin in the Sun very far from its roots as a stage play, it captures the power and tension of a strong ensemble cast working with an intelligent and moving script. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Cast for A Raisin in the Sun

Sidney Poitier
Claudia McNeil
Ruby Dee
Diana Sands
Ivan Dixon

Feature Details

Title: A Raisin in the Sun
Feature Release Date: 1961
Genre: Drama
Color: Color
Picture: Pan & Scan
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

Technical Details

Catalog Number: ID7808FR
Publisher: Image Entertainment

Diameter: 12"
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

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