A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

• Sidney Poitier as Walter Lee Younger
• Claudia McNeil as Lena Younger
• Ruby Dee as Ruth Younger
• Diana Sands as Beneatha Younger
• Ivan Dixon as Asagai
• John Fiedler as Mark Lindner
• Louis Gossett Jr. as George Murchison
• Steven Perry as Travis Younger
• Joel Fluellen as Bobo
• Louis Terrel as Herman

If you liked A Raisin in the Sun, try

• The Pianist
• Fargo
• A Beautiful Mind
• Amadeus
• Gran Torino
• The Seventh Seal
• Leaving Las Vegas
• Romeo + Juliet