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Director Daniel Petrie's highly acclaimed drama is a seminal portrait of African American life in the mid-1950s, based on Lorraine Hansberry's ground breaking play, that achieved critical and commercial success at a time when the viability of a black audience or a white crossover audience was not considered a possibility. Lena .. Read more

Starring	Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Ruby Dee
Director	Daniel Petrie
Genres	Drama

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  A golden Oldy
  
  When I ordered this film I thought it was a relatively new release..! I was shocked when I put it on I found it was quite an old classic movie. I nearly turned... read more »
  
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  - Michael Sowa
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  - 11 Dec 2003 at 15:17
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  DAYS GONE BY MOVIE SEE IT
  
  I Have waited a long time to see this movie and was not dissappointed. A strong cast with Sidney and Ruby Dee with strong performance from characters .
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- - Robertlovefilms
  - 7 reviews
  - 31 Jan 2012 at 18:25
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  Raisin in the sun
  
  Good performance from the whole cast and a strong Hollywood film touching quite well on issues of the time without going the whole distance. Very enjoyable.
  
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  - Biggar
  - 12 Aug 2008 at 20:34
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  A good film
  
  This film had a powerful cast who gave some good performances. The first half went at a cracking pace. Being mostly filmed in a small apartment it was ... read more »
  
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- - Pinkmat
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  - Exeter
  - 30 Jun 2007 at 12:45
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  Top marks!
  
  Absolutely brilliant movie, I was moved. The storyline and message within it are inspriational to me. Must Buy Movie.
  
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  - 24 May 2006 at 18:50
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  Enlightening drama
  
  A thought-provoking and watchable movie ... but hardly action/adventure.
  
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  - London, England
  - 25 Jun 2005 at 21:37
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  SIDNEY POITIER STUNNER
  
  Sidney Poitier demonstrates his brilliance in this tragic tale of a black family struggling in pre-Civil Rights Chicago. An extended family tries to find ... read more »
  
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- - U.S. expat living abroad
  - London, England
  - 01 Dec 2004 at 10:15
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  my girlfriends fault but what a blinder!
  
  My girlfreind joined using the code from one of my rentals and this was one of the first movies she ordered (by accident I think). I put it off for a while as i... read more »
  
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- - Pip Archer
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  - 26 May 2004 at 00:39
- - 7
  - 1
  A golden Oldy
  
  When I ordered this film I thought it was a relatively new release..! I was shocked when I put it on I found it was quite an old classic movie. I nearly turned... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 632
- - Michael Sowa
  - London
  - 11 Dec 2003 at 15:17
View all members' reviews (8)

- - 7
  - 1
  A golden Oldy
  
  When I ordered this film I thought it was a relatively new release..! I was shocked when I put it on I found it was quite an old classic movie. I nearly turned... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 632
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Michael Sowa
  - London
  - 11 Dec 2003 at 15:17
- - 3
  - 0
  my girlfriends fault but what a blinder!
  
  My girlfreind joined using the code from one of my rentals and this was one of the first movies she ordered (by accident I think). I put it off for a while as i... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 6473
- - Pip Archer
  - Darkest Cumbria, England
  - 26 May 2004 at 00:39
- - 2
  - 0
  SIDNEY POITIER STUNNER
  
  Sidney Poitier demonstrates his brilliance in this tragic tale of a black family struggling in pre-Civil Rights Chicago. An extended family tries to find ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 56647
- - U.S. expat living abroad
  - London, England
  - 01 Dec 2004 at 10:15
- - 0
  - 0
  Enlightening drama
  
  A thought-provoking and watchable movie ... but hardly action/adventure.
  
  Report this review
- 117863
- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 25 Jun 2005 at 21:37
- - 0
  - 0
  Top marks!
  
  Absolutely brilliant movie, I was moved. The storyline and message within it are inspriational to me. Must Buy Movie.
  
  Report this review
- 248055
- - a customer
  - London
  - 24 May 2006 at 18:50
- - 0
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  A good film
  
  This film had a powerful cast who gave some good performances. The first half went at a cracking pace. Being mostly filmed in a small apartment it was ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 454524
- - Pinkmat
  - 205 reviews
  - Exeter
  - 30 Jun 2007 at 12:45
- - 0
  - 0
  Raisin in the sun
  
  Good performance from the whole cast and a strong Hollywood film touching quite well on issues of the time without going the whole distance. Very enjoyable.
  
  Report this review
- 612800
- - a customer
  - Biggar
  - 12 Aug 2008 at 20:34
- - 0
  - 0
  DAYS GONE BY MOVIE SEE IT
  
  I Have waited a long time to see this movie and was not dissappointed. A strong cast with Sidney and Ruby Dee with strong performance from characters .
  read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1087401
- - Robertlovefilms
  - 7 reviews
  - 31 Jan 2012 at 18:25

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  Director Daniel Petrie's highly acclaimed drama is a seminal portrait of African American life in the mid-1950s, based on Lorraine Hansberry's ground breaking play, that achieved critical and commercial success at a time when the viability of a black audience or a white crossover audience was not ...