A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
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.
- Released
- 1961-05-28
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Daniel Petrie, Lorraine Hansberry
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 from 153 votes
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)