A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

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.

IMDb rating	8.0
Producers	Columbia Pictures
Original title	A Raisin in the Sun
Directors	Sam Nelson, Daniel Petrie
Writers	Lorraine Hansberry

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

Stephen Perry

as Travis Younger

Joel Fluellen

as Bobo

Louis Terrel

as Herman

Roy Glenn

as Willie Harris

George DeNormand

as Employer (uncredited)

Bob Sweeney

as Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)