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A Raisin in the Sun
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A Raisin in the Sun

Feb 1, 1989
2h 51m
★ 7.5

Overview

A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.

Genres

Drama
TV Movie

Production Companies

American Playhouse
Fireside Entertainment
KCET
NBLA Productions
Thirteen

Cast

Starletta DuPois

Ruth Younger

Starletta DuPois

Lou Ferguson

Joseph Asagai

Lou Ferguson

John Fiedler

Karl Lindner

John Fiedler

Danny Glover

Walter Lee Younger

Danny Glover

Stephen McKinley Henderson

Bobo

Stephen McKinley Henderson

Kimble Joyner

Travis Younger

Kimble Joyner

Helen Martin

Mrs. Johnson

Helen Martin

Joseph C. Phillips

George Murchison

Joseph C. Phillips

Esther Rolle

Lena 'Mama' Younger

Esther Rolle

Kim Yancey

Beneatha 'Bennie' Younger

Kim Yancey

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