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Cast
LaTanya Richardson Jackson | As: Narrator (voice) | |
Anika Noni Rose | As: Lorraine Hansberry (voice) | |
Harry Belafonte | As: Self | |
Sidney Poitier | As: Self | |
Glynn Turman | As: Self |
Storyline
On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever. As the first-ever black woman to author a play performed on Broadway, she did not shy away from richly drawn characters and unprecedented subject matter. The play attracted record crowds and earned the coveted top prize from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle. While the play is seen as a groundbreaking work of art, the timely story of Hansberry’s life is far less known.
Tagline: | Artist. Activist. Rebel. Visionary. |
Certification: | Unknown |
Details
Genres: Documentary
Language: English
Release Date: 14 October 2017
Country: US
Runtime: 118m
Company Credits
Company: American Masters Pictures, ITVS, Black Public Media (BPM), Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Endowment for the Arts, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, Independent Film Producers (IFP)
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Cast
LaTanya Richardson Jackson |
Narrator (voice) |
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Anika Noni Rose |
Lorraine Hansberry (voice) |
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Harry Belafonte |
Self |
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Sidney Poitier |
Self |
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Glynn Turman |
Self |
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Louis Gossett Jr. |
Self |
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Lorraine Hansberry |
Self (archive footage) |
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Shauneille Perry |
Self |
Directed By
Tracy Heather Strain |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Tracy Heather Strain |
Writer |
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Production Crew
Sally Jo Fifer |
Executive Producer |
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Michael Kantor |
Executive Producer |
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Edited By
Chad Ervin |
Editor |
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Randall MacLowry |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Sound
Visual Effects
Camera
Jonathan Weaver |
Director of Photography |
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Keith Walker |
Director of Photography |
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Nikki Bramley |
Director of Photography |
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Rick Butler |
Director of Photography |
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Austin De Besche |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
Other Crew
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