Movie·1961·2h 8m
A Raisin in the Sun
The prize-winning drama that warms the screen with its people and its passions...
Directed By
Daniel Petrie
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
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.
Written By
Lorraine Hansberry
Producer
Ronald H. Gilbert, David Susskind
Cinematography
Charles Lawton Jr.
Music
Laurence Rosenthal
Editor
William A. Lyon
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
149 votes
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// cast
Cast
Sidney Poitier
Walter Lee Younger
Claudia McNeil
Lena Younger
Ruby Dee
Ruth Younger
Diana Sands
Beneatha Younger
Ivan Dixon
Asagai
John Fiedler
Mark Lindner
Louis Gossett Jr.
George Murchison
Steven Perry
Travis Younger
Joel Fluellen
Bobo
Louis Terrel
Herman
Roy Glenn
Willie Harris
George DeNormand
Employer (uncredited)
Bob Sweeney
Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)
Thomas D. Jones
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Rudolph Monroe
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Ray Stubbs
Bartender (uncredited)
David Susskind
On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Daniel Petrie
Director
Lorraine Hansberry
Screenplay
Ronald H. Gilbert
Producer
David Susskind
Producer
Laurence Rosenthal
Original Music Composer
Charles Lawton Jr.
Director of Photography
William A. Lyon
Editor
Paul Weatherwax
Editor
Stephen Shalom
Executive Producer
Philip Rose
Producer
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