Sidney Poitier
Walter Lee Younger
1961•2h 8m•Released•EN
A Raisin in the Sun
“The prize-winning drama that warms the screen with its people and its passions...”
Overview
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.
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The Swinging Light
Movie Details
Release Date
May 28, 1961
Runtime
2h 8m
Rating
7.7 / 10
Votes
153
Budget
$1,500,000
Revenue
Not available
Status
Released
Popularity
3.2
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The Swinging Light
Cast
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Claudia McNeil
Lena Younger
Ruby Dee
Ruth Younger
Diana Sands
Beneatha Younger
Ivan Dixon
Asagai
John Fiedler
Mark Lindner
Louis Gossett Jr.
George Murchison
Steven Perry
Travis Younger
Joel Fluellen
Bobo
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Louis Terrel
Herman
Roy Glenn
Willie Harris
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George DeNormand
Employer (uncredited)
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