A Raisin in the Sun
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A Raisin in the Sun

(1961)Directed by Daniel Petrie128 minDrama, Romance
“The prize-winning drama that warms the screen with its people and its passions...”

A check arrives for the Younger family, and with it a fight over what it should buy. Walter Lee (Sidney Poitier) feels shut in by the cramped Chicago apartment he shares with his wife, his son, his sister and his mother, Lena (Claudia McNeil). Daniel Petrie keeps the camera inside those few rooms, where Walter Lee paces from one wall to the other.

Sidney Poitieras Walter Lee Younger
Claudia McNeilas Lena Younger
Ruby Deeas Ruth Younger
Diana Sandsas Beneatha Younger
Ivan Dixonas Asagai
John Fiedleras Mark Lindner
Louis Gossett Jr.as George Murchison
Steven Perryas Travis Younger
Louis Terrelas Herman
Roy Glennas Willie Harris
GDGeorge DeNormandas Employer (uncredited)
Bob Sweeneyas Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)
Thomas D. Jonesas Chauffeur (uncredited)
Rudolph Monroeas Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Ray Stubbsas Bartender (uncredited)
David Susskindas On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)