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

Diddy, 1969- (producer, actor). Bromley, Karen. (designer). Eckert, John M. (producer). Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965 Raisin in the sun. (Added Author). Jones, Ron Cephas. (actor). Kent, Melissa (film editor). Lathan, Sanaa. (actor). Leon, Kenny. (director). Martin, Justin, 1994- (actor). McDonald, Audra. (actor). Nunn, Bill, 1953- (actor). Oyelowo, David. (actor). Qualles, Paris. (screenwriter). Rashad, Phylicia, 1948- (actor). Stamos, John, 1963- (actor). Strasburg, Ivan. (cinematographer). Thomas, Sean Patrick. (actor). Warren, Mervyn. (composer). Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group. (Added Author). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Sony Pictures Television. (Added Author). Storyline Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Sean Combs, Sanaa Lathan, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, Justin Martin, Bill Nunn, David Oyelowo, Ron Cephas Jones, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Stamos. (Cast).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1435905172
  • ISBN: 9781435905177
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 131 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
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 minutes); Previews.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music by Mervyn Warren ; editor, Melissa Kent ; production designer, Karen Bromley ; director of photography, Ivan Strasburg.
Participant or Performer Note:
Sean Combs, Sanaa Lathan, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, Justin Martin, Bill Nunn, David Oyelowo, Ron Cephas Jones, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Stamos.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1); high definition.
Language Note:
In English, with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.

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Film adaptations.
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Film adaptations.
Made-for-TV movies.
Melodrama.
Television movies.
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