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A Raisin in the Sun: Directed by Daniel Petrie. With Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands. A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.
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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.
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Summaries. A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family. 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.
A Raisin in the Sun is a 2008 American period drama television film directed by Kenny Leon and starring Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, and Sanaa Lathan.
This lauded drama follows the Youngers, an African-American family living together in an apartment in Chicago. Following the death of their patriarch, they try to determine what to do with the ...
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- Sidney Poitier
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Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. 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.
