A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
A Raisin in the Sun is a 1961 drama movie directed by Daniel Petrie, with a running time of 2h 8m. It stars Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil and Ruby Dee.
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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Cast
- 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
- Steven Perry as Travis Younger
- Joel Fluellen as Bobo
- Louis Terrel as Herman
- Roy Glenn as Willie Harris
- George DeNormand as Employer (uncredited)