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A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

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

7.7/10 2h 8m May 28, 1961
Drama Romance

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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Movie Details

Original Title A Raisin in the Sun
Original Language EN
Budget $1,500,000
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Walter Lee Younger
Popularity: 0.5
Claudia McNeil
Claudia McNeil
Lena Younger
Popularity: 2.2
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
Ruth Younger
Popularity: 1.8
Diana Sands
Diana Sands
Beneatha Younger
Popularity: 0.8
Ivan Dixon
Ivan Dixon
Asagai
Popularity: 2.4
John Fiedler
John Fiedler
Mark Lindner
Popularity: 1.5
Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
George Murchison
Popularity: 1.4
Steven Perry
Steven Perry
Travis Younger
Popularity: 0.8
Joel Fluellen
Joel Fluellen
Bobo
Popularity: 4.9
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Louis Terrel
Herman
Popularity: 0.0
Roy Glenn
Roy Glenn
Willie Harris
Popularity: 0.2
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George DeNormand
Employer (uncredited)
Popularity: 3.0

Key Crew

Director Daniel Petrie
Screenplay Lorraine Hansberry
Producer Ronald H. Gilbert, David Susskind, Philip Rose
Editor William A. Lyon, Paul Weatherwax
Executive Producer Stephen Shalom

Production

Columbia Pictures
US

Videos & Trailers

Sidney Poitier on A RAISIN IN THE SUN Writer Lorraine Hansberry
Sidney Poitier on A RAISIN IN THE SUN Writer Lorraine Hansberry
Featurette
A RAISIN IN THE SUN and the American Dream | On Film
A RAISIN IN THE SUN and the American Dream | On Film
Featurette
Louis Gossett Jr. salutes his A Raisin In The Sun co-star Sidney Poitier
Louis Gossett Jr. salutes his A Raisin In The Sun co-star Sidney Poitier
Featurette
Sidney Poitier: AFI Movie Club: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier - A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Sidney Poitier: AFI Movie Club: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier - A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Featurette
A Raisin in the Sun (1961) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
A Raisin in the Sun (1961) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Trailer
Bill Duke on A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Bill Duke on A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Featurette

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Keywords

grave housewife racial segregation based on play or musical racism urban setting racial tension racial prejudice neighborhood discrimination angry complex cautionary dramatic condescending disrespectful enraged harsh

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Details
Release Date May 28, 1961
Runtime 2h 8m
Budget $1,500,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
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