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1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
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Members of an African American family living in a cramped Chicago apartment, in this deeply resonant tale of dreams deferred. Following the death of their patriarch, the Youngers await a life insurance check they hope will change their circumstances, but tensions arise over how best to use the money
Wide screen (1.85:1)
Special features: interview from 1961 with Lorraine Hansberry; new interview with Imani Perry; episode of Theater talk from 2002 featuring producer Philip Rose and actors Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis; Excerpt from The Black Theatre Movement: from "A raisin in the sun" to the present, a 1978 documentary, with a new introduction by director Woodie King Jr.; new interview with film scholar Mia Mask, editor of Poitier revisited; trailer; essay by scholar Sarita Cannon
Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier
MPAA rating: Not rated
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