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A Raisin in the Sun

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Producing House

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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1961-05-28

Runtime: 128 mins

Director: Daniel Petrie

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Romance

Original title: A Raisin in the Sun

Production Companies: Columbia Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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