A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
The prize-winning drama that warms the screen with its people and its passions...
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Sidney Poitier
as Walter Lee Younger
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Claudia McNeil
as Lena Younger
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Ruby Dee
as Ruth Younger
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Diana Sands
as Beneatha Younger
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Ivan Dixon
as Asagai
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John Fiedler
as Mark Lindner
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Louis Gossett Jr.
as George Murchison
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Steven Perry
as Travis Younger
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Joel Fluellen
as Bobo
- Louis Terrel as Herman
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Roy Glenn
as Willie Harris
- George DeNormand as Employer (uncredited)
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Bob Sweeney
as Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)
- Thomas D. Jones as Chauffeur (uncredited)
- Rudolph Monroe as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Ray Stubbs as Bartender (uncredited)
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David Susskind
as On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)
Crew
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Daniel Petrie
Director
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Charles Lawton Jr.
Director of Photography
- Paul Weatherwax Editor
- William A. Lyon Editor
- Laurence Rosenthal Original Music Composer
- Ronald H. Gilbert Producer
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David Susskind
Producer
- Philip Rose Producer
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Lorraine Hansberry
Screenplay
