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A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

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Audience Score
76
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NR 2 hr 8 minMay 28th, 1961Drama, 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.
StarringSidney PoitierClaudia McNeilRuby Dee
DirectorDaniel Petrie

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 28th, 1961 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 22nd, 2000 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$1,500,000
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Stephen Shalom
Production Companies:Columbia Pictures
Movie Tags:
based on play or musicalracismdramaticcomplexhousewifediscriminationcautionaryangryurban settinggrave