A Raisin in the Sun
1961
2h 8min
Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall.
Storyline
Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall.
Released
28 May 1961
Runtime
2h 8min
Director
Budget
$1,500,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Columbia Pictures
Cast
Sidney Poitier
Walter Lee Younger
Claudia McNeil
Lena Younger
Ruby Dee
Ruth Younger
Diana Sands
Beneatha Younger
Ivan Dixon
Asagai
John Fiedler
Mark Lindner
Louis Gossett Jr.
George Murchison
Stephen Perry
Travis Younger
Joel Fluellen
Bobo
Louis Terrel
Herman
Roy Glenn
Willie Harris
George DeNormand
Employer (uncredited)
Bob Sweeney
Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)
Thomas D. Jones
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Rudolph Monroe
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Ray Stubbs
Bartender (uncredited)
David Susskind
On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)
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