A Raisin in the Sun (film)
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| A Raisin in the Sun | |
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| Directed by | Daniel Petrie |
| Produced by | Philip Rose |
| Written by | Lorraine Hansberry |
| Starring | Sidney Poitier Ruby Dee Claudia McNeil Diana Sands Stephen Perry |
| Music by | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 29, 1961 |
| Running time | 128 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million |
| Followed by | A Raisin in the Sun |
| IMDb profile | |
A Raisin in the Sun is a 1961 drama film starring Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Roy Glenn, and Louis Gossett. The adaptation was based on the play by Lorraine Hansberry.
In 2005, A Raisin in the Sun was selected for preservation in the United States of America National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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[edit] Cast
- Sidney Poitier as Walter Lee Younger
- Ruby Dee as Ruth Younger
- Claudia McNeil as Lena Younger
- Diana Sands as Beneatha Younger
- Stephen Perry as Travis Younger
- John Fiedler as Mark Lindner
- Ivan Dixon as Joseph Asagai
- Louis Gossett as George Murchison
- Roy Glenn as Willie Harris
[edit] Differences from play
There are few differences from the original play and the film. One difference is that in the movie Lena Younger (Claudia McNeil) gives Walter $6,500 in a bar. In the play, this is done in their apartment (the only setting throughout the play). Also, the mention of Beneatha's mutilated hair is non existent in the film version.
[edit] Awards
Ruby Dee won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress. Both Poitier and MacNeil were nominated for Golden Globe Awards, and Petrie received a special "Gary Cooper Award" at the Cannes Film Festival.
