A Raisin in the Sun
Daniel Petrie1961-05-28
The prize-winning drama that warms the screen with its people and its passions...
7.6
128 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Sidney Poitier | Walter Lee Younger | Unowned |
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Claudia McNeil | Lena Younger | Unowned |
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Ruby Dee | Ruth Younger | Unowned |
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Diana Sands | Beneatha Younger | Unowned |
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Ivan Dixon | Asagai | Unowned |
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John Fiedler | Mark Lindner | Unowned |
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Louis Gossett Jr. | George Murchison | Unowned |
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Stephen Perry | Travis Younger | Unowned |
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Joel Fluellen | Bobo | Unowned |
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Louis Terrel | Herman | Unowned |
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Roy Glenn | Willie Harris | Unowned |
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George DeNormand | Employer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bob Sweeney | Insurance Company Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Thomas D. Jones | Chauffeur (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Rudolph Monroe | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ray Stubbs | Bartender (uncredited) | Unowned |
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David Susskind | On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited) | Unowned |