A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

 
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A Raisin in the Sun (1961) 

[ Columbia DVD / DVD ]

Release Date: Sunday 11 December 2005

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Rated: M - Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993M Offensive language

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 adapted from the 1959 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry. It follows a black family that wants a better life away from the city. A Raisin in the Sun was released by Columbia Pictures on May 29, 1961.

In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2006, the American Film Institute ranked the film 65th in its list of most inspiring films. (Wiki)