A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
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.
Director:
Daniel Petrie
Writer:
Lorraine Hansberry
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Sidney Poitier as Walter Lee Younger |
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Claudia McNeil as Lena Younger |
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Ruby Dee as Ruth Younger |
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Diana Sands as Beneatha Younger |
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Ivan Dixon as Asagai |
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John Fiedler as Mark Lindner |
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Louis Gossett Jr. as George Murchison |
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Steven Perry as Travis Younger |
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Joel Fluellen as Bobo |
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Louis Terrel as Herman |
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Roy Glenn as Willie Harris |
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George DeNormand as Employer (uncredited) |
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Bob Sweeney as Insurance Company Agent (uncredited) |
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Thomas D. Jones as Chauffeur (uncredited) |
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Rudolph Monroe as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Ray Stubbs as Bartender (uncredited) |
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David Susskind as On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited) |
| Directing | Daniel Petrie | Director |
| Writing | Lorraine Hansberry | Screenplay |
| Production | Ronald H. Gilbert | Producer |
| Writing | Lorraine Hansberry | Theatre Play |
| Production | David Susskind | Producer |
| Editing | Paul Weatherwax | Editor |
| Editing | William A. Lyon | Editor |
| Art | Louis Diage | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Laurence Rosenthal | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Lane | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Hunt | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Charles J. Rice | Sound |
| Art | Carl Anderson | Art Direction |
| Camera | Charles Lawton Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Sound | George Cooper | Sound |
| Camera | Richard H. Kline | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Arthur Morton | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Sam Nelson | Assistant Director |
| Production | Stephen Shalom | Executive Producer |
| Production | Philip Rose | Producer |
