A Raisin in the Sun

"The prize-winning drama that warms the screen with its people and its passions..."

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.

Release Date

May 28, 1961

Status

Released

Original Title

A Raisin in the Sun

Runtime

2h 8min

Budget

$1,500,000

Revenue

Language

English

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures