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  1. A Raisin in the Sun, from left, Louis Gossett Jr, Ruby Dee, and Sidney Poitier.. A Raisin in the Sun is a 1961 American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie, and starring Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Roy Glenn, and Louis Gossett Jr. (in his film debut), and based on the 1959 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry.

  2. In 1961, a film version of A Raisin in the Sun was released featuring its original Broadway cast of Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Ivan Dixon, Louis Gossett Jr. and John Fiedler. Hansberry wrote the screenplay, and the film was directed by Daniel Petrie.

    • Lorraine Hansberry
    • 1959
  3. A Raisin in the Sun, American film drama, released in 1961, that was based on Lorraine Hansberry ’s acclaimed play of the same name about the urban African American experience. A Raisin in the Sun(From left) Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, and Diana Sands in A Raisin in the Sun (1961). A Raisin in the Sun follows a poor Black family ...

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  4. A Raisin in the Sun: Directed by Daniel Petrie. With Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands. A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.

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    • Drama
    • Daniel Petrie
    • 1961-05-18
  5. Lorraine Hansberry’s immortal A Raisin in the Sun was the first play by a black woman to be performed on Broadway. Two years later, the production came to the screen, directed by Daniel Petrie. The original stars—including Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee—reprise their roles as members of an African American family living in a cramped Chicago apartment, in this deeply resonant tale of dreams ...

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  6. A Raisin in the Sun was released as a film by Columbia Pictures in 1961. Its cast included Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, and Louis Gossett Jr. This version was produced by David Susskind and Philip Rose. This film is distributed by Columbia Tristar Home Video.

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  8. A Raisin in the Sun is a solid exploration of the social fault lines of racial inequality, the generational split caused by value differences between young and old people and class conflicts. The way the film highlights the racist real estate practice of redlining is particularly impactful.

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