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A Raisin in the Sun( 1961)

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The prize-winning drama that warms the screen with its people and its passions...

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Sidney Poitier

      Walter Lee Younger

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      Claudia McNeil

      Lena Younger

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      Ruby Dee

      Ruth Younger

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      Diana Sands

      Beneatha Younger

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      Ivan Dixon

      Asagai

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      John Fiedler

      Mark Lindner

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      Louis Gossett Jr.

      George Murchison

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      Steven Perry

      Travis Younger

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      Joel Fluellen

      Bobo

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      Louis Terrel

      Herman

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      Roy Glenn

      Willie Harris

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      George DeNormand

      Employer (uncredited)

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      Bob Sweeney

      Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)

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      Thomas D. Jones

      Chauffeur (uncredited)

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      Rudolph Monroe

      Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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      Ray Stubbs

      Bartender (uncredited)

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      David Susskind

      On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)

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    Media

    Videos 6Backdrops 13Posters 14

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1500000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • grave
    • housewife
    • racial segregation
    • based on play or musical
    • racism
    • urban setting
    • racial tension
    • racial prejudice
    • neighborhood
    • discrimination
    • angry
    • complex
    • cautionary
    • dramatic
    • condescending
    • disrespectful
    • enraged
    • harsh