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A Raisin in the Sun(1961)
Status: Released
Date: 1961-05-28
77%
140 Votes
Time: 2h 8m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $1,500,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: A Raisin in the Sun
Top 10 Billed 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
Steven Perry
Travis Younger
Joel Fluellen
Bobo
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A Raisin in the Sun (1961) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
A RAISIN IN THE SUN and the American Dream | On Film
Bill Duke on A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Louis Gossett Jr. salutes his A Raisin In The Sun co-star Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier on A RAISIN IN THE SUN Writer Lorraine Hansberry
Sidney Poitier: AFI Movie Club: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier - A RAISIN IN THE SUN
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A Raisin in the Sun (1961) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] - Trailer
A RAISIN IN THE SUN and the American Dream | On Film - Featurette
Bill Duke on A RAISIN IN THE SUN - Featurette
Louis Gossett Jr. salutes his A Raisin In The Sun co-star Sidney Poitier - Featurette
Sidney Poitier on A RAISIN IN THE SUN Writer Lorraine Hansberry - Featurette
Sidney Poitier: AFI Movie Club: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier - A RAISIN IN THE SUN - Featurette
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