Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1961 · 2h 8m

A Raisin in the Sun

Director

Cast

Sidney Poitier as Walter Lee Younger Claudia McNeil as Lena Younger Ruby Dee as Ruth Younger Diana Sands as Beneatha Younger Ivan Dixon as Asagai John Fiedler as Mark Lindner

Crew

Charles Lawton Jr. — Director of Photography Paul Weatherwax — Editor William A. Lyon — Editor Laurence Rosenthal — Original Music Composer Lorraine Hansberry — Screenplay Ronald H. Gilbert — Producer

Tagline

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

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

grave housewife racial segregation based on play or musical racism urban setting racial tension racial prejudice neighborhood discrimination angry complex

Key Collaborators

Daniel Petrie Director Charles Lawton Jr. Director of Photography Paul Weatherwax Editor William A. Lyon Editor Laurence Rosenthal Original Music Composer Lorraine Hansberry Screenplay Ronald H. Gilbert Producer David Susskind Producer Philip Rose Producer

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