The Top Classic Movies From The Last Century

A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

A Raisin in the Sun was a novel written by Black author Lorraine Hansberry. The story then went to Broadway, which went to the silver screen. Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, and Ruby Dee played their characters in the play and in the movie. 

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The More You Know

  • The first-ever animated film to be nominated for Best Picture was Beauty and the Beast in 1981
  • "Dracula" was filmed in English during the day, and in Spanish at night.
  • The Candyman, played by Tony Todd, had to put real bees into his mouth to film the movie’s climax.
  • Some of the velociraptor noises in "Jurassic Park" are actually tortoises mating.
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