A Raisin in the Sun

7.0
327
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- Original title
- A Raisin in the Sun
- Year
- 1961
- Running time
- 127 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Sidney Poitier
- Claudia McNeil
- Ruby Dee
- Diana Sands
- Ivan Dixon
- John Fiedler
- Louis Gossett Jr.
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- Music
- Cinematography
Charles Lawton Jr. (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Racism. Poverty. Family Relationships
- Synopsis
- Walter Lee Younger (Sidney Poitier) 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...
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- Awards
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1961: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actor (Poitier) and Actress (McNeil) - Drama1961: BAFTA Awards: 2 Nominations including to Best Foreign Actor (Poitier)1961: National Board of Review: Best Supporting Actress (Ruby Dee)1961: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director1961: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Drama Screenplay
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