A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
The prize-winning drama that warms the screen with its people and its passions...
Starring Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee
Directed by Daniel Petrie
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.
Runtime: 128 min.
Rating: 7.6
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama,Romance
Keywords: housewife,racial segregation,racism,urban setting,apartment,racial tension,racial prejudice,neighborhood,discrimination,based on play
Cast
Walter Lee Younger
Lena Younger
Ruth Younger
Beneatha Younger
George Murchison
Travis Younger
Bobo
Asagai
Mark Lindner
Willie Harris
Employer (uncredited)
On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)
Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)