Walter Lee Younger
Sidney Poitier
Walter Lee Younger
A Raisin in the Sun
“The prize-winning drama that warms the screen with its people and its passions...”
7.7
1961
2h 8m
DramaRomance
Director: Daniel Petrie
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.
Trailer
A Raisin in the Sun (1961) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Cast
Lena Younger
Claudia McNeil
Lena Younger
Ruth Younger
Ruby Dee
Ruth Younger
Beneatha Younger
Diana Sands
Beneatha Younger
Asagai
Ivan Dixon
Asagai
Mark Lindner
John Fiedler
Mark Lindner
George Murchison
Louis Gossett Jr.
George Murchison
Travis Younger
Steven Perry
Travis Younger
Bobo
Joel Fluellen
Bobo
Herman
Louis Terrel
Herman
Willie Harris
Roy Glenn
Willie Harris
Employer (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Employer (uncredited)
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Featurettes (5)
Sidney Poitier on A RAISIN IN THE SUN Writer Lorraine Hansberry
A RAISIN IN THE SUN and the American Dream | On Film
Louis Gossett Jr. salutes his A Raisin In The Sun co-star Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier: AFI Movie Club: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier - A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Bill Duke on A RAISIN IN THE SUN
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