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.
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Sidney Poitier
as Walter Lee Younger
as Walter Lee Younger
Claudia McNeil
as Lena Younger
as Lena Younger
Ruby Dee
as Ruth Younger
as Ruth Younger
Diana Sands
as Beneatha Younger
as Beneatha Younger
Ivan Dixon
as Asagai
as Asagai
John Fiedler
as Mark Lindner
as Mark Lindner
Louis Gossett Jr.
as George Murchison
as George Murchison
Stephen Perry
as Travis Younger
as Travis Younger
Joel Fluellen
as Bobo
as Bobo
Louis Terrel
as Herman
as Herman
Roy Glenn
as Willie Harris
as Willie Harris
George DeNormand
as Employer (uncredited)
as Employer (uncredited)
Bob Sweeney
as Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)
as Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)
Thomas D. Jones
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Rudolph Monroe
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Ray Stubbs
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Bartender (uncredited)
David Susskind
as On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)
as On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)
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Daniel Petrie
Director
Director
Lorraine Hansberry
Screenplay
Screenplay
Ronald H. Gilbert
Producer
Producer
Lorraine Hansberry
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
David Susskind
Producer
Producer
Paul Weatherwax
Editor
Editor
William A. Lyon
Editor
Editor
Louis Diage
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Laurence Rosenthal
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Ben Lane
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Helen Hunt
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Charles J. Rice
Sound
Sound
Carl Anderson
Art Direction
Art Direction
Charles Lawton Jr.
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
George Cooper
Sound
Sound
Richard H. Kline
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Sam Nelson
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Stephen Shalom
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Philip Rose
Producer
Producer
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