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A Raisin in the Sun

1961 � 7.5/10

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.

Release Date
5/28/1961
Runtime
2 hours and 8 minutes
Director
Daniel Petrie
Budget
$1,500,000

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
Roy Glenn
Roy Glenn
Willie Harris
George DeNormand
Employer (uncredited)
Bob Sweeney
Bob Sweeney
Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)
Thomas D. Jones
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Rudolph Monroe
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Ray Stubbs
Bartender (uncredited)
David Susskind
David Susskind
On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)

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