A raisin in the sun
(DVD Video)
Contributors
Petrie, Daniel, film director.
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965, screenwriter.
Rose, Philip, 1921-2011, film producer.
Susskind, David, 1920-1987, film producer.
Dee, Ruby, actor.
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965, screenwriter.
Rose, Philip, 1921-2011, film producer.
Susskind, David, 1920-1987, film producer.
Dee, Ruby, actor.
Published
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
Edition
Special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (128 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Status
Prescott Public Library - PAV - DVD/Blu-ray Collection
RAISIN
1 available
RAISIN
1 available
Yavapai College Prescott - LIMBO - Items being donated to other libraries
PN1997.R35 2018
1 available
PN1997.R35 2018
1 available
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Published
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
Format
DVD Video
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
UPC
715515220712
Notes
General Note
Based on the play by Lorraine Hansberry.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.
General Note
Wide screen (1.85:1).
General Note
Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer ; interview from 1961 with playwright/screenwriter Lorraine Hansberry ; new interview with Imani Perry, author of Looking for Lorraine ; episode of Theater talk from 2002 featuring producer Philip Rose and actors Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis ; excerpt from Black theatre: the making of a movement (1978), with a new introduction by director Woodie King Jr. ; new interview with film scholar Mia Mask, coeditor of Poitier revisited ; interview from 2002 with director Daniel Petrie ; trailer ; plus: an essay by scholar Sarita Cannon and author James Baldwin's 1969 tribute to Hansberry, "Sweet Lorraine."
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Laurence Rosenthal ; director of photography, Charles Lawton, Jr. ; film editors, William A. Lyon, Paul Weatherwax.
Participants/Performers
Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Ivan Dixon, John Fiedler, Louis Gossett, Stephen Perry, Joel Fluellen, Louis Terkel, Roy Glenn.
Description
Members of an African American family living in a cramped Chicago apartment, in this deeply resonant tale of dreams deferred. Following the death of their patriarch, the Youngers await a life insurance check they hope will change their circumstances, but tensions arise over how best to use the money.
System Details
DVD, region 1, NTSC; wide screen presentation; Dolby mono.
Language
In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Prescott Public Library - PAV - DVD/Blu-ray Collection | RAISIN | Find It Now |
| Yavapai College Prescott - LIMBO - Items being donated to other libraries | PN1997.R35 2018 | Find It Now |
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Petrie, D., Hansberry, L., Rose, P., Susskind, D., Dee, R., Poitier, S., McNeil, C., Sands, D., Dixon, I., Fiedler, J., Gossett, L., Jr., Perry, S., Fluellen, J., Terkel, S., Glenn, R., Rosenthal, L., Lawton, C., Lyon, W. A., Weatherwax, P., & Hansberry, L. (2018). A raisin in the sun (Special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Daniel, Petrie et al.. 2018. A Raisin in the Sun. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Daniel, Petrie et al.. A Raisin in the Sun The Criterion Collection, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Petrie, Daniel,, et al. A Raisin in the Sun Special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2018.
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