Directed by:
Daniel PetrieCinematography:
Charles Lawton Jr.Composer:
Laurence RosenthalCast:
Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Ivan Dixon, John Fiedler, Louis Gossett Jr., George DeNormand, Bob Sweeney, Roy Glenn, Joel Fluellen (more)VOD (2)
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Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun was the first play by a black woman to be on Broadway and is now an immortal part of the theatrical canon. Two years after its premiere, the production came to the screen, directed by Daniel Petrie. The original stars—including Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee—reprise their roles as 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. Vividly rendering Hansberry’s intimate observations on generational conflict and housing discrimination, Petrie’s film captures the high stakes, shifting currents, and varieties of experience within black life in midcentury America. (Criterion)
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Laurence Rosenthal: Music for Film & Television
Label: Silva Screen Records
Year: 2023
Country: UK
Format: CD
Length: 01:13:22
Notes: New recording conducted by Dirk Brossé.
| 1. | THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE: Suite | Laurence Rosenthal | 09:41 |
| 2. | THE MIRACLE WORKER: Suite | Laurence Rosenthal | 08:00 |
| 3. | MICHELANGELO: THE LAST GIANT: Suite | Laurence Rosenthal | 04:06 |
| 4. | BRASS TARGET: Mara | Laurence Rosenthal | 03:45 |
| 5. | BILLY THE KID: Main Title | Laurence Rosenthal | 03:12 |
| 6. | CLASH OF THE TITANS: Suite | Laurence Rosenthal | 05:32 |
| 7. | FANTASY ISLAND: Theme | Laurence Rosenthal | 02:10 |
| 8. | MUSSOLINI: THE UNTOLD STORY: Suite | Laurence Rosenthal | 07:21 |
| 9. | ANASTASIA: THE MYSTERY OF ANNA: Berlin Bridge | Laurence Rosenthal | 03:33 |
| 10. | REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT: Main Title (Revised Version) | Laurence Rosenthal | 01:33 |
| 11. | METEOR: Suite | Laurence Rosenthal | 02:29 |
| 12. | A RAISIN IN THE SUN: Today, He Came Into His Manhood | Laurence Rosenthal | 03:14 |
| 13. | THE YOUNG INDIANA JONES CHRONICLES: Theme | Laurence Rosenthal | 01:41 |
| 14. | THE YOUNG INDIANA JONES CHRONICLES: Ireland, April 1916 (Suite) | Laurence Rosenthal | 03:08 |
| 15. | THE YOUNG INDIANA JONES AND THE HOLLYWOOD FOLLIES: Suite | Laurence Rosenthal | 06:25 |
| 16. | BECKET: Suite | Laurence Rosenthal | 07:32 |