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A Raisin in the Sun

  • 19611961
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 2h 8m
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8.0/10
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A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
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A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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2,016
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    • Director
      • Daniel Petrie
    • Writer
      • Lorraine Hansberry(play)
    • Stars
      • Sidney Poitier
      • Claudia McNeil
      • Ruby Dee
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Daniel Petrie
    • Writer
      • Lorraine Hansberry(play)
    • Stars
      • Sidney Poitier
      • Claudia McNeil
      • Ruby Dee
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    • 69User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Trailer 2:49
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    Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, and Diana Sands in A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, and Diana Sands in A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    Sidney Poitier and Claudia McNeil in A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    Ruby Dee in A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    Lobby card from the Lorraine Hansberry drama 'A Raisin in the Sun' (Columbia Pictures), directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Ivan Dixon, Louis Gossett, and Roy Glenn, Chicago, Illinois, 1961.
    A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, and Joel Fluellen in A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    Sidney Poitier and Claudia McNeil in A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    Claudia McNeil in A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

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    Sidney Poitier
    Sidney Poitier
    • Walter Lee Younger
    Claudia McNeil
    Claudia McNeil
    • Lena Younger
    Ruby Dee
    Ruby Dee
    • Ruth Younger
    Diana Sands
    Diana Sands
    • Beneatha Younger
    Ivan Dixon
    Ivan Dixon
    • Asagai
    John Fiedler
    John Fiedler
    • Mark Lindner
    Louis Gossett Jr.
    Louis Gossett Jr.
    • George Murchison
    • (as Louis Gossett)
    Steven Perry
    Steven Perry
    • Travis Younger
    • (as Stephen Perry)
    Joel Fluellen
    • Bobo
    Louis Terrel
    • Herman
    Roy Glenn
    Roy Glenn
    • Willie Harris
    George DeNormand
    George DeNormand
    • Employer
    • (uncredited)
    Thomas D. Jones
    • Chauffeur
    • (uncredited)
    Rudolph Monroe
    • Taxi Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Stubbs
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    David Susskind
    David Susskind
    • On-screen Trailer Narrator
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Sweeney
    Bob Sweeney
    • Insurance Company Agent
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Daniel Petrie
    • Writer
      • Lorraine Hansberry(play) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      There was a tense and antagonistic relationship between Sidney Poitier and Claudia McNeil during the making of this film. The tension between the actor and actress had first developed when they played these parts in the play on Broadway. McNeil felt that film should adopt her character's point-of-view, a stance supported by the Playwright Lorraine Hansberry, while Poitier believed his character's struggles should be the focal point of the film. The actor and actress' distaste for one another never quite diminished, and Poitier wrote many years later that he believed that McNeil hated him.
    • Goofs
      When Benetha is talking to mama and getting ready to go out with George, the bracelet on her left arm keeps disappearing and reappearing.
    • Quotes

      Lena Younger: [sobbing] Oh God, please, look down and give me strength!

    • Connections
      Edited into Afro Promo (1997)

    User reviews69

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    Top review
    9/10
    Amplified Tensions...
    An insurance payout amplifies the tensions in a small overcrowded apartment of a three generation family. The resulting misfortune and the prejudice suffered brings them closer. One of the best films ever made, one of the best stories ever told.
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    • Release date
      • May 18, 1961 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Groždje na suncu
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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