A Raisin in the Sun

1961, Drama, 2h 8m

19 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Movie Info

This lauded drama follows the Youngers, an African-American family living together in an apartment in Chicago. Following the death of their patriarch, they try to determine what to do with the substantial insurance payment they'll soon receive. Opinions on what to do with the money vary. Walter Lee (Sidney Poitier) wants to make a business investment, while his mother, Lena (Claudia McNeil), is intent on buying a house for them all to live in -- two differing views of the American Dream.

Cast & Crew

Sidney Poitier
Walter Lee Younger
Claudia McNeil
Lena Younger
Ruby Dee
Ruth Younger
Diana Sands
Beneatha Younger
Ivan Dixon
Asagai
John Fiedler
Mark Lindner
Louis Gossett Jr.
George Murchison
Steven Perry
Travis Younger
Joel Fluellen
Bobo
Roy Glenn
Willie Harris
Ray Stubbs
Bartender
Daniel Petrie
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David Susskind
Producer
Philip Rose
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