Cinematic background from A Raisin in the Sun 1961 - 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.

A Raisin in the Sun

1961

Drama

Directors:
Daniel Petrie
Writers:
Lorraine Hansberry
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Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man in a kitchen; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – An older woman and a younger man hugging; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man feeding a woman; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – An old photo of a woman and a young man talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A man and a woman in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a door; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A group of people sitting at a bar with drinks; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man standing on top of a table; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man talking to another man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – Two men are sitting in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man in a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A man sitting at a table in front of a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man wearing a shirt and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – An old photo of a group of people standing around a box; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A man and a woman standing in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a cabinet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of two men talking; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man in a polo shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man hugging a child; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man at a bar; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man with his head resting on his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a woman ironing clothes; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man and a woman sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – Two women are walking down the sidewalk in front of a house; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – An old photo of two people talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of two men talking; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man and a woman in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man covering his mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man with a serious look on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – An old photo of a man and a woman sitting on a couch; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A man and a woman looking at each other in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of two people sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man and a boy; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of two men looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man looking at his watch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – An old photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A group of people standing around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – An older woman wearing a hat talking to a young man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – An old black and white photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man and a child; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – An older man and a younger woman in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man holding a child; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of two men sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a woman in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – An old photo of a woman and two young boys; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A man and a woman sitting in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A man and a woman are standing in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a woman sitting in front of a sink; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A man sitting next to another man in front of a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – Two women and a man in front of a bathroom mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man talking to a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man and a woman in front of a door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man and a woman at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A man and two children in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man sitting in front of a television; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man holding a towel; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A woman in a living room looking at her phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – An old black and white photo of a woman holding a receipt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – An old photo of a woman hugging a young boy; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of two women and a man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – An old photo of a man and a woman standing in front of a door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – Two women are working in a kitchen with a hammer; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – Two women sitting at a table in front of each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A black and white photo of a man in front of an electric fan; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A man in a suit talking to two other men in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – Two women in a kitchen doing laundry on a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A man and a woman in a kitchen with a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – An older man standing in front of an older woman at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), directed by Daniel Petrie – A man and two women standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle