A Raisin In The Sun - Movie Review

Rating: 4 out of 5

Sidney Poitier is on fire, as usual, in this play adaptation -- something in the vein of A Death of a Salesman, Long Day's Journey into Night, and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Poitier's family faces racial prejudice as it moves into a new home in an all-white neighborhood while entering an ill-advised business venture that leaves them penniless. The struggle to triumph in the face of adversity transcends the film being pegged as a civil rights picture, and thanks to the leadership of Poitier, a classic is born.

Facts and Figures

Year: 1961

Run time: 128 mins

In Theaters: Thursday 24th August 1961

Distributed by: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Reviews

Contactmusic.com: 4 / 5

Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
Fresh: 14

IMDB: 8.2 / 10

Cast & Crew

Director: Daniel Petrie

Producer: Philip Rose, David Susskind

Screenwriter: Lorraine Hansberry

Starring: Sean Combs as Walter Lee Younger, Sanaa Lathan as Beneatha Younger, Audra McDonald as Ruth Younger, Phylicia Rashād as Lena Younger, Bill Nunn as Bobo, David Oyelowo as Joseph Asagai, Ron C. Jones as Willy Harris, Sean Patrick Thomas as George Murchison, John Stamos as Carl Linder, Sandi Ross as Earline Johnson, Rudy Webb as Mr. Johnson, Martin Roach as Walter Lee Sr., Rosemary Dunsmore as Mrs. Arnold, Paul Stephens as Mr. Arnold, Emily Swiss as Priscilla Holiday, Yanna McIntosh as Miss Tilly, Jean Daigle as Cop, Dan Warry-Smith as Grocery Clerk, Elle Downs as Cocktail Waitress, James Kirchner as Mailman, Earl McLean Jr. as Bubba, Gene Mack as Bartender, Demo Cates as Sax Player, Justin Martin as Travis Younger

Also starring: Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Ivan Dixon, John Fiedler, Louis Gossett Jr, Stephen Perry, Philip Rose, David Susskind, Lorraine Hansberry