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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

Daniel Petrie
Director
Lorraine Hansberry
Screenplay
Ronald H. Gilbert
Producer
Lorraine Hansberry
Theatre Play
David Susskind
Producer
Paul Weatherwax
Editor
William A. Lyon
Editor
Louis Diage
Set Decoration

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)