A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film)
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| Directed by | Daniel Petrie |
| Screenplay by | Lorraine Hansberry |
| Based on | A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry |
| Produced by | Philip Rose David Susskind |
| Starring | Sidney Poitier Ruby Dee Claudia McNeil Diana Sands Stephen Perry |
| Cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. |
| Edited by | William A. Lyon Paul Weatherwax |
| Music by | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million |
| Box office | $1.3 million |
A Raisin in the Sun is a 1961 American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie, and starring Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Roy Glenn, and Louis Gossett Jr. (in his film debut), and based on the 1959 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry. It follows an African-American family that wants a better life away from Chicago. A Raisin in the Sun was released by Columbia Pictures on May 29, 1961.
In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2006, the American Film Institute ranked the film 65th in its list of most inspiring films.