A Raisin in the Sun

2h 8min

Drama

Romance

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.

Cast

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
John Fiedler

John Fiedler

Mark Lindner
Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

George Murchison
Steven Perry

Steven Perry

Travis Younger
Roy Glenn

Roy Glenn

Willie Harris
George DeNormand

George DeNormand

Employer (uncredited)
Bob Sweeney

Bob Sweeney

Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)
Thomas D. Jones

Thomas D. Jones

Chauffeur (uncredited)
Rudolph Monroe

Rudolph Monroe

Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Ray Stubbs

Ray Stubbs

Bartender (uncredited)
David Susskind

David Susskind

On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)

Release date

28th May 1961

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English