A Raisin in the Sun

  (1961)
Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee shine in this film version of Lorraine Hansberry's play about an inner-city black family. Poitier plays Walter Lee Younger, a chauffeur with a wife (Dee) and family to support. When a financial windfall puts Younger's dream of starting his own business within reach, the family is plunged into conflict with one another and with the intolerant world around them.
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil
Director: Daniel Petrie
Genre:  Classics
Format:  DVD and streaming
Language: English
Subtitles: English ...
Awards: AFI® Nominee ...
Rated URUnrated. This movie has not been rated by the MPAA.
A Raisin in the Sun
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