Released:
1961-05-28

Overview:
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.

Director:
Daniel Petrie

Runtime:
2h 8min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Sidney Poitier
  as
  Walter Lee Younger
• 
  Claudia McNeil
  as
  Lena Younger
• 
  Ruby Dee
  as
  Ruth Younger
• 
  Diana Sands
  as
  Beneatha Younger
• 
  Ivan Dixon
  as
  Asagai