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About
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.
Theatrical
May 28, 1961
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 22, 2000
Budget
$1.5M
Director
Writer
Producers
Ronald H. Gilbert, David Susskind, Stephen Shalom
Music
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Cast
Full credits →S
Sidney Poitier
Walter Lee Younger
C
Claudia McNeil
Lena Younger
R
Ruby Dee
Ruth Younger
D
Diana Sands
Beneatha Younger
I
Ivan Dixon
Asagai
J
John Fiedler
Mark Lindner
L
Louis Gossett Jr.
George Murchison
S
Steven Perry
Travis Younger
J
Joel Fluellen
Bobo
R
Roy Glenn
Willie Harris
G
George DeNormand
Employer (uncredited)
B
Bob Sweeney
Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)
D
David Susskind
On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)
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