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A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film)
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https://gptkb.org/entity/A_Raisin_in_the_Sun_(1961_film)
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gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:film
gptkbp:basedOn
gptkb:A_Raisin_in_the_Sun_(play)
gptkbp:cinematography
gptkb:Charles_Lawton_Jr.
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director
gptkb:Daniel_Petrie
gptkbp:distributor
gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:editingBy
gptkb:William_A._Lyon
gptkbp:genre
drama
social realism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film)
gptkbp:language
English
gptkbp:musicBy
gptkb:Laurence_Rosenthal
gptkbp:nominatedFor
gptkb:Palme_d'Or_at_Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_–_Motion_Picture_Drama_(Sidney_Poitier)
gptkbp:notableFor
first film with a black director and predominantly black cast to be produced by a major American studio
gptkbp:producer
gptkb:David_Susskind
gptkbp:productionCompany
gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:releaseDate
May 29, 1961
gptkbp:runtime
128 minutes
gptkbp:screenwriter
gptkb:Lorraine_Hansberry
gptkbp:setIn
gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:starring
gptkb:Ruby_Dee
gptkb:Sidney_Poitier
gptkb:Louis_Gossett_Jr.
gptkb:Claudia_McNeil
gptkb:Diana_Sands
gptkbp:theme
racial discrimination
African-American family life
housing segregation
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:A_Raisin_in_the_Sun
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