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A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

The prize-winning drama that warms the screen with its people and its passions...

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.

DramaRomance

Release: 1961-05-28Runtime: 128 minRating: 7.686 (145)

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Walter Lee Younger

Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

Lena Younger

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Ruth Younger

Diana Sands

Diana Sands

Beneatha Younger

Ivan Dixon

Ivan Dixon

Asagai

John Fiedler

John Fiedler

Mark Lindner

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

George Murchison

Steven Perry

Steven Perry

Travis Younger

Joel Fluellen

Joel Fluellen

Bobo

Louis Terrel

Herman

Crew

Daniel Petrie

Daniel Petrie

Director

Lorraine Hansberry

Lorraine Hansberry

Screenplay

Ronald H. Gilbert

Producer

Lorraine Hansberry

Lorraine Hansberry

Theatre Play

David Susskind

David Susskind

Producer

Paul Weatherwax

Editor

William A. Lyon

Editor

Louis Diage

Set Decoration

Laurence Rosenthal

Original Music Composer

Ben Lane

Makeup Artist

Clips & Videos

Sidney Poitier on A RAISIN IN THE SUN Writer Lorraine Hansberry

Sidney Poitier on A RAISIN IN THE SUN Writer Lorraine Hansberry

A RAISIN IN THE SUN and the American Dream | On Film

A RAISIN IN THE SUN and the American Dream | On Film

Louis Gossett Jr. salutes his A Raisin In The Sun co-star Sidney Poitier

Louis Gossett Jr. salutes his A Raisin In The Sun co-star Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier: AFI Movie Club: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier - A RAISIN IN THE SUN

Sidney Poitier: AFI Movie Club: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier - A RAISIN IN THE SUN

A Raisin in the Sun (1961) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

A Raisin in the Sun (1961) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]