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A Raisin in the Sun

Daniel Petrie

1961 • 2h 8m

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 ...

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun (1961) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney PoitierWalter Lee Younger

Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeilLena Younger

Ruby Dee

Ruby DeeRuth Younger

Diana Sands

Diana SandsBeneatha Younger

Ivan Dixon

Ivan DixonAsagai

John Fiedler

John FiedlerMark Lindner

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.George Murchison

Steven Perry

Steven PerryTravis Younger

Joel Fluellen

Joel FluellenBobo

Louis TerrelHerman

Roy Glenn

Roy GlennWillie Harris

George DeNormandEmployer (uncredited)

Bob Sweeney

Bob SweeneyInsurance Company Agent (uncredited)

Thomas D. JonesChauffeur (uncredited)

Rudolph MonroeTaxi Driver (uncredited)

Crew

Daniel Petrie

Daniel PetrieDirector

Lorraine Hansberry

Lorraine HansberryScreenplay

David Susskind

David SusskindProducer

Charles Lawton Jr.

Charles Lawton Jr.Director of Photography

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