A Raisin in the Sun
United States • English • 1961 • 2h 8m
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#945Criterion Collection4.05/5·15K ratings·3.5K reviewson LetterboxdSynopsis
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.
Credits
Crew
DirectorDaniel Petrie
WriterLorraine Hansberry
CinematographerCharles Lawton Jr.
ComposerLaurence Rosenthal
EditorPaul Weatherwax, William A. Lyon
ProducerRonald H. Gilbert, David Susskind, Philip Rose
Cast
Sidney Poitieras Walter Lee Younger
Claudia McNeilas Lena Younger
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