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A Raisin in the Sun

Where:

Illinois

When:

The 1950s

The prize-winning drama that warms the screen with its people and its passions... — 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.

Released in 1961 — 128 minutes

Genres:

Drama Romance

Language:

English