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A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

1961-05-28 · 2h 8m · EN
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The prize-winning drama that warms the screen with its people and its passions...

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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Daniel PetrieDirector
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$1.5M

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Sidney PoitierSidney PoitierWalter Lee YoungerClaudia McNeilClaudia McNeilLena YoungerRuby DeeRuby DeeRuth YoungerDiana SandsDiana SandsBeneatha YoungerStephen PerryStephen PerryTravis YoungerLouis Gossett Jr.Louis Gossett Jr.George MurchisonJoel FluellenJoel FluellenBoboIvan DixonIvan DixonAsagaiJohn FiedlerJohn FiedlerMark LindnerRoy GlennRoy GlennWillie HarrisLouis TerrelLouis TerrelHermanGeorge DeNormandGeorge DeNormandEmployer (uncredited)

Keywords

Racial prejudiceDiscriminationNeighborhoodApartmentRacismBased on play or musicalUrban settingRacial segregationHousewifeRacial tension

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Genre affinityDrama · RomanceTheme affinityRacial Prejudice · Discrimination · NeighborhoodMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference254807

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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.

How long is A Raisin in the Sun?

A Raisin in the Sun has a runtime of 128 minutes.

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