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Find out who starred in the 1961 film adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's play, directed by Daniel Petrie. See the full list of actors, producers, musicians and other crew members on IMDb.
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A film adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's play about a black family's dilemma after receiving a large inheritance. Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands star in this drama directed by Daniel Petrie.
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- Drama
- Daniel Petrie
- 1961-05-18
A Raisin in the Sun is a 1961 American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie, and starring Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Roy Glenn, and Louis Gossett Jr. (in his film debut), and based on the 1959 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry.
In 1961, a film version of A Raisin in the Sun was released featuring its original Broadway cast of Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Ivan Dixon, Louis Gossett Jr. and John Fiedler. Hansberry wrote the screenplay, and the film was directed by Daniel Petrie.
- Lorraine Hansberry
- 1959
Find out who played the main characters and crew members of the 1961 film adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the Sun. See the full list of actors, directors, writers and more on The Movie Database.
Find out who starred in the 2008 TV adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's play about a black family in Chicago. See the names and roles of the actors, director, screenwriter, producer and more.
