A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
2h 8m
Running Time
May 28, 1961Release Date
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
2h 8m
Running Time
May 28, 1961Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
![Sidney Poitier](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3015-sidney-poitier.webp)
Sidney Poitier
Walter Lee Younger
![Claudia McNeil](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/80811-claudia-mcneil.webp)
Claudia McNeil
Lena Younger
![Ruby Dee](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/46275-ruby-dee.webp)
Ruby Dee
Ruth Younger
![Diana Sands](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/76184-diana-sands.webp)
Diana Sands
Beneatha Younger
![Ivan Dixon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27916-ivan-dixon.webp)
Ivan Dixon
Joseph Asagai
![John Fiedler](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/21948-john-fiedler.webp)
John Fiedler
Mark Lindner
![Louis Gossett Jr.](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4317-louis-gossett-jr.webp)
Louis Gossett Jr.
George Murchison
![Stephen Perry](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/652251-stephen-perry.webp)
Stephen Perry
Travis Younger
![Steven Perry](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Steven Perry
Travis Younger
![Joel Fluellen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26646-joel-fluellen.webp)
Joel Fluellen
Bobo
![Louis Terrel](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Louis Terrel
Herman
![Roy Glenn](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3563-roy-glenn.webp)
Roy Glenn
Willie Harris
![Daniel Petrie](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/218977-daniel-petrie.webp)
Daniel Petrie
Director
![George DeNormand](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
George DeNormand
Employer (uncredited)
![Lorraine Hansberry](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/321400-lorraine-hansberry.webp)
Lorraine Hansberry
Writer
![Bob Sweeney](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/41699-bob-sweeney.webp)
Bob Sweeney
Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)
![Thomas D. Jones](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Thomas D. Jones
Chauffeur (uncredited)
![Ronald H. Gilbert](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ronald H. Gilbert
Producer
![Philip Rose](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Philip Rose
Producer
![Rudolph Monroe](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Rudolph Monroe
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
![David Susskind](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/218510-david-susskind.webp)
David Susskind
Producer
![Ray Stubbs](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ray Stubbs
Bartender (uncredited)
![Laurence Rosenthal](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1142375-laurence-rosenthal.webp)
Laurence Rosenthal
Composer
![Charles Lawton Jr.](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Charles Lawton Jr.
Cinematographer
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Details.
Release DateMay 28, 1961
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 8m
Budget$1,500,000
Genres
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Wiki.
A Raisin in the Sun is a 1961 American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Roy Glenn, and Louis Gossett Jr. (in his film debut), and adapted from the 1959 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry. It follows a black family that wants a better life away from the city. A Raisin in the Sun was released by Columbia Pictures on May 29, 1961.
In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2006, the American Film Institute ranked the film 65th in its list of most inspiring films.
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