A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

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PG | 2 hr 8 mins | Drama, Adaptation | Released: 4/1/1961

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Synopsis:

The Younger family strives to get out of their ghetto neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. When the patriarch of the family passes away and each family member is handed a slice of the insurance payoff, their escape finally seems possible. Each has a dream, each dream costs money, and each dream has a catch that threatens to tear the family apart.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
4/1/1961

Studio	Credit
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group	Studio
Director	Credit
Daniel Petrie Sr	Director
Cast	Credit
Sidney Poitier	Walter Lee Younger
Claudia McNeil	Lena Younger
Ruby Dee	Ruth
Diana Sands	Beneatha
Ivan Dixon	Asagai
John Fiedler	Mark Lindner
Louis Gossett Jr	George Murchison
Stephen Perry	Travis
Joel Fluellen	Bobo
Roy Glenn	Willie Harris
Ray Stubbs	Bartender
Rudolph Monroe	Taxi Driver
George DeNormand	Employer
Production Credits	Credit
David Susskind	Producer
Philip Rose	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Paman-Doris Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Columbia TriStar Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group	Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Lorraine Hansberry	Screenplay
Lorraine Hansberry	Play as Source Material
Art Department	Credit
Carl Anderson ('Chip')	Art Director - art direction
Louis Diage	Set Decorator
Film Camera	Credit
Charles Lawton Jr	Director of Photography
Music	Credit
Laurence Rosenthal	Music
Arthur Norton	Music Supervisor - music supervision
Production Management	Credit
Sam Nelson	Assistant Director
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Ben Nye	Makeup

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