A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun (2008)


  • Genre: Drama, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 2008-02-25
  • User Rating: 6.1/10 from 31 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 11min
  • Language: English
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Kenny Leon
star 6.1/10
From 31 Ratings

Summary

Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Should they buy a new home for the family? Perhaps a liquor store? While no choice is easy, life on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s is even harder.

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  • Sean Combs

    as Walter Lee Younger

  • Sanaa Lathan

    as Beneatha Younger

  • Audra McDonald

    as Ruth Younger

  • Phylicia Rashād

    as Lena Younger

  • Bill Nunn

    as Bobo

  • David Oyelowo

    as Joseph Asagai

  • Ron Cephas Jones

    as Willy Harris

  • Sean Patrick Thomas

    as George Murchison

  • John Stamos

    as Carl Linder

  • Sandi Ross

    as Earline Johnson

  • Rudy Webb

    as Mr. Johnson

  • Martin Roach

    as Walter Lee Sr.

  • Rosemary Dunsmore

    as Mrs. Arnold

  • Paul Stephen

    as Mr. Arnold

  • Emily Swiss

    as Priscilla Holiday

  • Yanna McIntosh

    as Miss Tilly

  • Jean Daigle

    as Cop

  • Dan Warry-Smith

    as Grocery Clerk

  • Elle Downs

    as Cocktail Waitress

  • James Kirchner

    as Mailman

  • Earl McLean Jr.

    as Bubba

  • Gene Mack

    as Bartender

  • Demo Cates

    as Sax Player

  • Justin Martin

    as Travis Younger

  • Morgan Freeman

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Directing Kenny Leon Director
Writing Paris Qualles Teleplay
Sound Mervyn Warren Songs
Sound Mervyn Warren Original Music Composer
Writing Lorraine Hansberry Theatre Play
Production Susan Batson Executive Producer
Production Royce Bergman Co-Producer
Production David Binder Executive Producer
Production Sean Combs Executive Producer
Production John M. Eckert Producer
Production Neil Meron Executive Producer
Production Carl Rumbaugh Executive Producer
Production Brian Savelson Associate Producer
Production Eric Schnall Associate Producer
Production Craig Zadan Executive Producer
Camera Ivan Strasburg Director of Photography
Editing Melissa Kent Editor
Production James Calleri Casting
Art Karen Bromley Production Design
Art Rory Cheyne Art Direction
Art Clive Thomasson Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Gersha Phillips Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Veronica Ciandre Key Hair Stylist
Costume & Make-Up Patricia Keighran Makeup Department Head

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