A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film)

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A Raisin in the Sun
Theatrical release poster
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
Release date	May 29, 1961 (1961-05-29)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.5 million
Box office	$1.3 million[1]

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 a black family that wants a better life away from the city. 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.