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A Raisin in the Sun
Released: May 28, 1961 (1961)
Runtime: 128 minutes
Genres: Drama, Romance
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Joel Fluellen as Bobo
Age at release: 53
- Claudia McNeil as Lena Younger
Age at release: 43
- Ruby Dee as Ruth Younger
Age at release: 38
- John Fiedler as Mark Lindner
Age at release: 36
- Sidney Poitier as Walter Lee Younger
Age at release: 34
- Ivan Dixon as Asagai
Age at release: 30
- Diana Sands as Beneatha Younger
Age at release: 26
- Louis Gossett Jr. as George Murchison
Age at release: 25
- Steven Perry as Travis Younger
Age at release: 8
- Louis Terrel as Herman
Age at release: Unknown
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- George DeNormand as Employer (uncredited)
Age at release: 57
- Roy Glenn as Willie Harris
Age at release: 46
- Thomas D. Jones as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Rudolph Monroe as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Ray Stubbs as Bartender (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown