A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

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

  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1961-05-28
  • User Rating: 7.6/10 from 122 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 8min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Daniel Petrie
star 7.6/10
From 122 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • Sidney Poitier

    as Walter Lee Younger
  • Claudia McNeil

    as Lena Younger
  • Ruby Dee

    as Ruth Younger
  • Diana Sands

    as Beneatha Younger
  • Ivan Dixon

    as Asagai
  • John Fiedler

    as Mark Lindner
  • Louis Gossett Jr.

    as George Murchison
  • Stephen Perry

    as Travis Younger
  • Joel Fluellen

    as Bobo
  • Louis Terrel

    as Herman
  • Roy Glenn

    as Willie Harris
  • George DeNormand

    as Employer (uncredited)
  • Bob Sweeney

    as Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)
  • Thomas D. Jones

    as Chauffeur (uncredited)
  • Rudolph Monroe

    as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
  • Ray Stubbs

    as Bartender (uncredited)
  • David Susskind

    as On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)
Directing Daniel Petrie Director
Writing Lorraine Hansberry Screenplay
Art Carl Anderson Art Direction
Production Ronald H. Gilbert Producer
Writing Lorraine Hansberry Theatre Play
Production David Susskind Producer
Editing Paul Weatherwax Editor
Sound Laurence Rosenthal Original Music Composer
Camera Charles Lawton Jr. Director of Photography
Sound George Cooper Sound
Camera Richard H. Kline Camera Operator
Sound Charles J. Rice Sound
Editing William A. Lyon Editor
Art Louis Diage Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Helen Hunt Hairstylist
Sound Arthur Morton Orchestrator
Costume & Make-Up Ben Lane Makeup Artist
Directing Sam Nelson Assistant Director
Production Stephen Shalom Executive Producer
Production Philip Rose Producer

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