A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

The prize-winning drama that warms the screen with its people and its passions... 1961-05-28 United States of America 128 Min. PG-13
7.7 121 votes

Overview

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

Sidney Poitier is Walter Lee Younger
Walter Lee Younger
Claudia McNeil is Lena Younger
Lena Younger
Ruby Dee is Ruth Younger
Ruth Younger
Diana Sands is Beneatha Younger
Beneatha Younger
Ivan Dixon is Asagai
Asagai
John Fiedler is Mark Lindner
Mark Lindner
Louis Gossett Jr. is George Murchison
George Murchison
Stephen Perry is Travis Younger
Travis Younger
Joel Fluellen is Bobo
Bobo
Louis Terrel is Herman
Herman
Roy Glenn is Willie Harris
Willie Harris
George DeNormand is Employer (uncredited)
Employer (uncredited)

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