A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

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

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.

US

Made in US

7.7/10

1961

Drama
Romance
Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

As Walter Lee Younger

Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

As Lena Younger

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

As Ruth Younger

Diana Sands

Diana Sands

As Beneatha Younger

Ivan Dixon

Ivan Dixon

As Asagai

John Fiedler

John Fiedler

As Mark Lindner

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

As George Murchison

Steven Perry

Steven Perry

As Travis Younger

Joel Fluellen

Joel Fluellen

As Bobo

Louis Terrel

Louis Terrel

As Herman

Roy Glenn

Roy Glenn

As Willie Harris

George DeNormand

George DeNormand

As Employer (uncredited)

Bob Sweeney

Bob Sweeney

As Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)

Thomas D. Jones

Thomas D. Jones

As Chauffeur (uncredited)

Rudolph Monroe

Rudolph Monroe

As Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Ray Stubbs

Ray Stubbs

As Bartender (uncredited)

David Susskind

David Susskind

As On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)

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