A Raisin in the Sun
A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor Black family.
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"This updated version of Lorraine Hansbury's classic is a masterpiece of filmed drama. Rather than attempting to look like a film, it is shot entirely on a theatrical set, without any kind of special editing, thus giving it the feel of a play. This gives the actors and Hansbury's words all of the spotlight, and they work so well together. Danny Glover gives a stunning performance as Walter Younger, capturing all the idealism and naivité of the chararacter and combining them with his astute racial awareness. Starletta DuPois is very subdued as Ruth, but all the pent-up emotions and inn..."
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John Fiedler played Mark Lindner in the both the original 1959 Broadway production and in the 1961 film version.
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A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor Black family.