May 18, 2010
“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… Written by Greg Bruno ”
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Movie: A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
- Director: Daniel Petrie
- Release Date: 18 September 1961 (Sweden)
- Run Time: 128 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Drama
Tagline: The Prize-Winning Drama That Warms The Screen With Its People and Its Passions!…
Trivia: The Broadway production of “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry opened at the Ethel Barry Theater in New York on March 11, 1959, ran for 530 performances and was nominated for the 1960 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Play. Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Ivan Dixon, Louis Gossett Jr. and John Fiedler recreated their stage roles in the movie version. A 1960 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play nomination went to Claudia McNeil.
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