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A Raisin in the Sun

Year:

2008

Duration:

131 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

Kenny Leon

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 14 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2008-02-25

Filming Locations: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Cast

Actor

Character

Sanaa Lathan

A Raisin in the Sun

Sean Combs

Walter Lee Younger

Audra McDonald

Ruth Younger

Phylicia Rashad

Lena Younger

Justin Martin

Travis Younger

Bill Nunn

Bobo

David Oyelowo

Joseph Asagai

Ron C. Jones

Willy Harris

Sean Patrick Thomas

George Murchison

John Stamos

Carl Lindner

Sandi Ross

Earline Johnson

Rudy Webb

Mr Johnson

Martin Roach

Walter Lee Sr

Rosemary Dunsmore

Mrs. Arnold

Paul Stephen

Mr. Arnold

Emily Swiss

Priscilla Holiday

Yanna McIntosh

Miss Tilly

Jean Daigle

Cop

Dan Warry-Smith

Grocery Clerk

Elle Downs

Cocktail Waitress

James Kirchner

Mailman

Earl 'Bubba' McLean Jr.

Bubba

Gene Mack

Bartender

Demo Cates

Sax Player

Paula Boudreau

Alexandra Cheron

Anna (uncredited)

Morgan Freeman

Narrator (uncredited)

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Trivia

TV version of the Tony award-winning 2004 play revival, with same director and most of the lead-cast: Kenny Leon, Sean Combs , Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, Sanaa Lathan and Bill Nunn.

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Phylicia Rashad's sister, Debbie Allen, played "Beneatha Younger" in the Broadway musical, "Raisin".

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The Broadway production of "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theater in New York on March 11, 1959, ran for 530 performances and was nominated for the 1960 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Play.

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Goofs

When they are packing up the apartment, Momma is working on putting sticks around a small plant to protect it to wrap it. The number and location of the sticks are not in sync with the timing.

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Quotes

Asagai: There is something wrong when all the dreams of a household depend on a man dying.

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