A Raisin in The Sun (1960)

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Written by Lorraine Hansberry

Directed by Daniel Petrie

Running Time: 130 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1960

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Black and White

Lorraine Hansberry's outstanding Tony award-winning play dealt with issues of race, class, and the generation gap. The matriarch of a struggling ghetto black family wants to use an inheritance to make a better future for them all. But proud son Sidney Poitier has other ideas for the money.

Cast

Image for Sidney PoitierSidney PoitierWalter Lee Younger
Claudia McNeilLena Younger
Ruby DeeRuth Younger
Diana SandsBeneatha Younger
Ivan DixonAsagai
John FiedlerMark Lindner
Louis Gossett Jr.George Murchison
Stephen PerryTravis Younger
Joel FluellenBobo
Louis TerrelHerman
Roy GlennWillie Harris

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