Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

A raisin in the sun / produced by John M. Eckert ; executive producers, Sean Combs [and others] ; teleplay by Paris Qualles ; directed by Kenny Leon ; Bad Boy Films ; Storyline Entertainment ; Sony Pictures Television.

Publisher, Date:

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

An African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago comes into a sudden financial windfall, the potential uses of which divides them bitterly.

Target Audience Note:

Not rated Sony Picture Home Entertainment.

Subjects:

African American families -- Drama.

Life insurance -- United States -- Drama.

Racism -- United States -- Drama.

Chicago (Ill.) -- Drama.

Genre:

Film adaptations.

Films for hard of hearing people

Fiction films.

Made-for-TV movies.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Eckert, John M.

Diddy, 1969-

Qualles, Paris.

Leon, Kenny.

Warren, Mervyn.

Kent, Melissa (Film editor)

Bromley, Karen.

Strasburg, Ivan.

Lathan, Sanaa.

McDonald, Audra.

Rashad, Phylicia, 1948-

Martin, Justin, 1994-

Nunn, Bill, 1952-2016.

Oyelowo, David.

Jones, Ron Cephas.

Thomas, Sean Patrick.

Stamos, John, 1963-

Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965. Raisin in the sun.

Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group.

Storyline Entertainment (Firm)

Sony Pictures Television.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)

Notes:

Based on the play: A raisin in the sun / by Lorraine Hansberry.

Originally produced for television in 2008.

Special features: Audio commentary with director Kenny Leon; Dreams worthwhile : the journey of A raisin in the sun (featurette (23 min.); Previews.

For private home use only.

Music by Mervyn Warren ; editor, Melissa Kent ; production designer, Karen Bromley ; director of photography, Ivan Strasburg.

Sean Combs, Sanaa Lathan, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, Justin Martin, Bill Nunn, David Oyelowo, Ron Cephas Jones, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Stamos.

DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen; high definition.

In English, with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.

Contents:

Special features: audio commentary with director Kenny Leon -- "Dreams worthwhile: the journey of A raisin in the sun" featurette.

ISBN:

1435905172

9781435905177

Publisher Number:

24961

24963

Other Number:

191805816

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

815917

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Raisin i