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A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

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

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 2H 8M

Director : Daniel Petrie
Writer : Lorraine Hansberry

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Walter Lee Younger
Claudia McNeil
Claudia McNeil
Lena Younger
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
Ruth Younger
Diana Sands
Diana Sands
Beneatha Younger
Ivan Dixon
Ivan Dixon
Asagai
John Fiedler
John Fiedler
Mark Lindner
Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
George Murchison
Stephen Perry
Stephen Perry
Travis Younger
Joel Fluellen
Joel Fluellen
Bobo
Louis Terrel
Louis Terrel
Herman
Roy Glenn
Roy Glenn
Willie Harris
George DeNormand
George DeNormand
Employer (uncredited)
Bob Sweeney
Bob Sweeney
Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)

Crews

Daniel Petrie
Daniel Petrie
Director
Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry
Screenplay
Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry
Theatre Play
Ronald H. Gilbert
Ronald H. Gilbert
Producer
David Susskind
David Susskind
Producer
Laurence Rosenthal
Laurence Rosenthal
Original Music Composer
Charles Lawton Jr.
Charles Lawton Jr.
Director of Photography
William A. Lyon
William A. Lyon
Editor
Paul Weatherwax
Paul Weatherwax
Editor
Carl Anderson
Carl Anderson
Art Direction
Louis Diage
Louis Diage
Set Decoration
Helen Hunt
Helen Hunt
Hairstylist
Ben Lane
Ben Lane
Makeup Artist
George Cooper
George Cooper
Sound
Charles J. Rice
Charles J. Rice
Sound
Richard H. Kline
Richard H. Kline
Camera Operator
Arthur Morton
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Sam Nelson
Sam Nelson
Assistant Director
Philip Rose
Philip Rose
Producer

Trailers and other movies

Bill Duke on A RAISIN IN THE SUN
A Raisin in the Sun (1961) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Posters and backgrounds

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