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1 Video. 32 Photos. Drama. A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family. Director. Daniel Petrie. Writer. Lorraine Hansberry. Stars. Sidney Poitier. Claudia McNeil. Ruby Dee. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. from $3.59. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist. Added by 13.1K users.
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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.
Jan 8, 2022 · Sidney Poitier appears at the Cannes Film Festival for his film “A Raisin in the Sun” on May 13, 1961. At right is actress Jean Seberg. (Associated Press) By Charles McNulty Theater...
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Sidney Poitier ... Walter Lee Younger: Claudia McNeil ... Lena Younger: Ruby Dee ... Ruth Younger: Diana Sands ... Beneatha Younger: Ivan Dixon ... Joseph Asagai: John Fiedler ... Mark Lindner: Louis Gossett Jr. ... George Murchison (as Louis Gossett)
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A black woman uses her late husband's life insurance to build a better world for her children. Cast & Crew. Read More. Daniel Petrie. Director. Sidney Poitier. Walter Lee Younger. Claudia Mcneil. Lena Younger. Ruby Dee. Ruth Younger. Diana Sands. Beneatha Younger. Ivan Dixon. Asagai.
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Walter Lee (Sidney Poitier) wants to make a business investment, while his mother, Lena (Claudia McNeil), is intent on buying a house for them all to live in -- two differing views of the...
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A Raisin in the Sun, American film drama, released in 1961, that was based on Lorraine Hansberry ’s acclaimed play of the same name about the urban African American experience. scene from A Raisin in the Sun. (From left) Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, and Diana Sands in A Raisin in the Sun (1961). (more)