A RAISIN IN THE SUN (1961)
Sidney Poitier originated the role of Walter Lee Younger onstage in the original 1959 Broadway production of Lorraine Hansberry's seminal play "A Raisin in the Sun," and reprised his role for the 1961 film adaptation, along with fellow Broadway castmates Ruby Dee, Ivan Dixon, Louis Gossett Jr., Diana Sands, John Fiedler and Claudia McNeil. When the Younger family receives a $10,000 life insurance policy payout following the death of their patriarch, disagreements about how best to spend the money — a new home, a new business venture, medical school for daughter Beneatha (Sands) — threaten to tear the family apart. DIR Daniel Petrie; SCR Lorraine Hansberry, from her play; PROD Ronald H. Gilbert, Philip Rose, David Susskind. U.S., 1961, b&w, 128 min. NOT RATED
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Run Time: 128 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024
Genre: Drama