A Raisin in the Sun 62 years old
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.
Credits
A Raisin in the Sun Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Fiedler He was 36, 80 years old when he died | as Mark Lindner |
| Ruby Dee She was 38, 91 years old when she died | as Ruth Younger |
| Sidney Poitier He was 34, now 97 years old | as Walter Lee Younger |
| Louis Gossett, Jr. He was 25, now 87 years old | as George Murchison |
| Claudia McNeil She was 43, 76 years old when she died | as Lena Younger |
| Diana Sands She was 26, 39 years old when she died | as Beneatha Younger |
| Ivan Dixon He was 30, 76 years old when he died | as Asagai |
| Joel Fluellen He was 53, 82 years old when he died | as Bobo |
| Bob Sweeney He was 42, 73 years old when he died | as Insurance Company Agent (uncredited) |
| Stephen Perry He was 6, 55 years old when he died | as Travis Younger |
| George DeNormand He was 57, 73 years old when he died | as Employer (uncredited) |
| David Susskind He was 40, 66 years old when he died | as On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited) |
| Roy Glenn He was 46, 56 years old when he died | as Willie Harris |
A Raisin in the Sun Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| George Cooper as Sound. He was 68 (122) years old when He died | Sound |
| Charles Lawton, Jr. as Director of Photography. He was 57 (61) years old when He died | Camera |
| Carl Anderson as Art Direction. He was 16 (44) years old when He died | Art |
| Helen Hunt as Hairstylist. She was 2 (now 60) years old | Costume & Make-Up |
| Louis Diage as Set Decoration. He was 55 (74) years old when He died | Art |
| Laurence Rosenthal as Original Music Composer. He was 34 (now 97) years old | Sound |
| William A. Lyon as Editor. He was 58 (71) years old when He died | Editing |
| Arthur Morton as Orchestrator. He was 52 (91) years old when He died | Sound |
| Lorraine Hansberry as Screenplay. She was 31 (34) years old when She died | Writing |
| Lorraine Hansberry as Theatre Play. She was 31 (34) years old when She died | Writing |
| Daniel Petrie as Director. He was 40 (83) years old when He died | Directing |
| Paul Weatherwax as Editor. He was 61 (60) years old when He died | Editing |
| Charles J. Rice as Sound. | Sound |
| Sam Nelson as Assistant Director. He was 65 (66) years old when He died | Directing |
| Ronald H. Gilbert as Producer. | Production |
A Raisin in the Sun (62 years)
The prize-winning drama that warms the screen with its people and its passions...
- Release day: Sunday, May 28, 1961
- Runtime: 128 minutes
- Budget: 1500000.00