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A Raisin in the Sun

76 %|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.

Featured Crew

Lorraine Hansberry
Screenplay
Daniel Petrie
Director
Charles Lawton Jr.
Director of Photography
David Susskind
Producer
Helen Hunt
Hairstylist
William A. Lyon
Editor
Ben Lane
Makeup Artist
Richard H. Kline
Camera Operator

Cast

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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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John Fiedler
Mark Lindner
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Louis Gossett Jr.
George Murchison
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Stephen Perry
Travis Younger
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Roy Glenn
Willie Harris
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George DeNormand
Employer (uncredited)
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Bob Sweeney
Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)
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Thomas D. Jones
Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Rudolph Monroe
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Ray Stubbs
Bartender (uncredited)
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David Susskind
On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)