A Raisin In The Sun Review
By Christopher Null
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