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A Raisin in the Sun

The prize-winning drama that warms the screen with its people and its passions...

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Sidney Poitier on A RAISIN IN THE SUN Writer Lorraine Hansberry

A RAISIN IN THE SUN and the American Dream | On Film

Louis Gossett Jr. salutes his A Raisin In The Sun co-star Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier: AFI Movie Club: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier - A RAISIN IN THE SUN

A Raisin in the Sun (1961) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Bill Duke on A RAISIN IN THE SUN

Cast and Crew

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Sidney Poitier

Walter Lee Younger

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Claudia McNeil

Lena Younger

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Ruby Dee

Ruth Younger

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Diana Sands

Beneatha Younger

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Ivan Dixon

Asagai

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John Fiedler

Mark Lindner

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Louis Gossett Jr.

George Murchison

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Steven Perry

Travis Younger

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Joel Fluellen

Bobo

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Louis Terrel

Herman

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Daniel Petrie

Director

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Lorraine Hansberry

Screenplay

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Lorraine Hansberry

Theatre Play

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Ronald H. Gilbert

Producer

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David Susskind

Producer

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Laurence Rosenthal

Original Music Composer

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Charles Lawton Jr.

Director of Photography

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William A. Lyon

Editor

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Paul Weatherwax

Editor

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Carl Anderson

Art Direction

A Raisin in the Sun

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.

Orignal Language

en

Duration

128 minutes

Genre

Drama, Romance

Status

Released

Release Data

1961-05-28

Budget

$1500000

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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