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Writers:
Lorraine Hansberry (play)
Lorraine Hansberry (screenplay)
Release Date:
18 September 1961 (Sweden) more
Tagline:
The Prize-Winning Drama That Warms The Screen With Its People and Its Passions!...
Plot:
A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations more
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(9 articles)
Jack Lemmon, Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier on TCM
(From Alternative Film Guide. 11 November 2009, 12:48 PM, PST)
Turner Classic Movies Honors Achievement Award Recipients With Marathon
(From iCelebz. 11 November 2009, 5:22 AM, PST)
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Masterpiece more (30 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Sidney Poitier | ... | Walter Lee Younger |
 | Claudia McNeil | ... | Lena Younger |
| Ruby Dee | ... | Ruth Younger |
| Diana Sands | ... | Beneatha Younger |
| Ivan Dixon | ... | Asagai |
| John Fiedler | ... | Mark Lindner |
 | Louis Gossett Jr. | ... | George Murchison (as Louis Gossett) |
| Stephen Perry | ... | Travis Younger |
| Joel Fluellen | ... | Bobo |
| Louis Terrel | ... | Herman |
| Roy Glenn | ... | Willie Harris |
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128 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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USA:Approved (PCA #19812) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | UK:PG | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | UK:A (original rating) | Canada:PG (Ontario - 2006) | Argentina:Atp | Spain:13 | Chile:14 | South Korea:12 | Finland:S | Sweden:15 | Australia:G
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Sidney Poitier was nominated for the 1960 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "A Raisin in the Sun" as Walter Lee Younger and recreated his role in this production. more
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Lena Younger: [sobbing] Oh God, please, look down and give me strength! more
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Diary entry 1996:
For decades I have been waiting for American TV to see fit to exhibit the movie version of "A Raisin in the Sun". The day will never come. So I grabbed the opportunity to check out the video from the library. I didn't expect to be moved as much as I was when I first saw the TV play. After all, I knew the plot. The novelty effect was no longer there. Yet I was tearful throughout the movie, and was wiping away tears for the last half hour. There are wonderful lines like "Seems God saw fit to give the black man nothing but dreams - but He sure saw fit to give'em children to make the dream seem worthwhile". "A raisin in the Sun" is not only the greatest movie drama, but also the greatest American play. This play transcends race and addresses universal issues. It combines drama with humor with admirable balance.