A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
“The prize-winning drama that warms the screen with its people and its passions...”
Synopsis & Story Arc
Official Logline
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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Directing & Screenplay
Cast & Characters
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
as Walter Lee Younger
Claudia McNeil
Claudia McNeil
as Lena Younger
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
as Ruth Younger
Diana Sands
Diana Sands
as Beneatha Younger
Ivan Dixon
Ivan Dixon
as Asagai
John Fiedler
John Fiedler
as Mark Lindner
Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
as George Murchison
Steven Perry
Steven Perry
as Travis Younger
Joel Fluellen
Joel Fluellen
as Bobo
Louis Terrel
Louis Terrel
as Herman
Roy Glenn
Roy Glenn
as Willie HarrisGeorge DeNormand
George DeNormand
as Employer (uncredited)Cinematography & Large-Format Specifications
Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 128 min |
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Community Reviews & Discussions (3)
The pipe organ composition from Hans Zimmer at the edge of Gargantua is monumental. Nolan masterfully balances the vast coldness of relativistic astrophysics with the intimate, multidimensional bond of family. A transcendent achievement of cinema.
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Michael Caine reciting Dylan Thomas resonates throughout the entire odyssey. Pure cinematic grandeur.