A Raisin in the Sun
Walter Lee Younger (Sidney Poitier) 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.
GUEST SPEAKER: Whit Whitaker, executive director of The Lyric Theatre and president of the Lexington-Fayette NAACP chapter is the guest speaker.
Country: USA
Year: 1961
Running time: 128 minutes
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee
Rated: PG
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