A Raisin in the Sun
May 28, 1961
128 minutes
7.7
DramaRomance

A Raisin in the Sun

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.

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Cast
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)
Louis Terrel
(Herman)
Roy Glenn
(Willie Harris)
George DeNormand
(Employer (uncredited))
Bob Sweeney
(Insurance Company Agent (uncredited))
Thomas D. Jones
(Chauffeur (uncredited))
Rudolph Monroe
(Taxi Driver (uncredited))
Ray Stubbs
(Bartender (uncredited))
David Susskind
(On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited))