A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Released:
1961-05-28
Duration:
2hr 8min
Rating 7.7
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.
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Additional Info
Budget | $1,500,000.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 7.773 |
Directed By
Daniel Petrie
Crew
Director
Daniel Petrie
Daniel Petrie
Screenplay
Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry
Producer
Ronald H. Gilbert
Ronald H. Gilbert
Theatre Play
Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry
Producer
David Susskind
David Susskind
Editor
Paul Weatherwax
Paul Weatherwax
Editor
William A. Lyon
William A. Lyon
Set Decoration
Louis Diage
Louis Diage
Original Music Composer
Laurence Rosenthal
Laurence Rosenthal
Makeup Artist
Ben Lane
Ben Lane
Hairstylist
Helen Hunt
Helen Hunt
Sound
Charles J. Rice
Charles J. Rice
Art Direction
Carl Anderson
Carl Anderson
Director of Photography
Charles Lawton Jr.
Charles Lawton Jr.
Sound
George Cooper
George Cooper
Camera Operator
Richard H. Kline
Richard H. Kline
Orchestrator
Arthur Morton
Arthur Morton
Assistant Director
Sam Nelson
Sam Nelson
Executive Producer
Stephen Shalom
Stephen Shalom
Producer
Philip Rose
Philip Rose
TOP CAST
Sidney Poitier
Walter Lee Younger
Claudia McNeil
Lena Younger
Ruby Dee
Ruth Younger
Diana Sands
Beneatha Younger
Ivan Dixon
Asagai
John Fiedler
Mark Lindner
Louis Gossett Jr.
George Murchison
Stephen Perry
Travis Younger
Joel Fluellen
Bobo
Louis Terrel
Herman
Roy Glenn
Willie Harris
George DeNormand
Employer (uncredited)
Bob Sweeney
Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)
Thomas D. Jones
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Rudolph Monroe
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Ray Stubbs
Bartender (uncredited)
David Susskind
On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)