A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1961-05-28 United States of America 128 Min. PG-13
7.675 136 votes
Drama, Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

Sidney Poitier is Walter Lee Younger
Walter Lee Younger
Claudia McNeil is Lena Younger
Lena Younger
Ruby Dee is Ruth Younger
Ruth Younger
Diana Sands is Beneatha Younger
Beneatha Younger
Ivan Dixon is Asagai
Asagai
John Fiedler is Mark Lindner
Mark Lindner
Louis Gossett Jr. is George Murchison
George Murchison
Steven Perry is Travis Younger
Travis Younger
Louis Terrel is Herman
Herman
Roy Glenn is Willie Harris
Willie Harris
George DeNormand is Employer (uncredited)
Employer (uncredited)
Bob Sweeney is Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)
Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)
Thomas D. Jones is Chauffeur (uncredited)
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Rudolph Monroe is Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Ray Stubbs is Bartender (uncredited)
Bartender (uncredited)
David Susskind is On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)
On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)