A Raisin in the Sun
1961 · 2h 8m · Drama, Romance · United States of America · Rated AL (NL)
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.
Directed by
Daniel PetrieWritten by
Lorraine Hansberry7.1Smart score
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