Members of the Younger family are anticipating a life insurance check in the amount of $10,000 and each of them has an idea as to what he or she would like to do with the money. Matriarch Lena Younger wants to buy a house to fulfill the dream she shared with her deceased husband. Walter Lee, her son, would rather use the money to invest in a liquor store, believing the income would put an end to the family's financial woes. Ruth, Walter's wife, wanting to provide more space and better opportunities for her son Travis, agrees with Lena. Beneatha, Lena's daughter, would like to use the money to pay her medical school tuition.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Drama |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Ronald H. Gilbert, Philip Rose, David Susskind |
Directed By: | Daniel Petrie |
Written By: | Lorraine Hansberry |
Cast: | Louis Gossett Jr., Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Rudolph Monroe, Louis Terrel, Sidney Poitier, George DeNormand, David Susskind, Diana Sands, Bob Sweeney, Ivan Dixon, Joel Fluellen, Roy Glenn, Ray Stubbs, John Fiedler, Thomas D. Jones, Steven Perry |
In Theaters: | Aug 24, 1961 |
Runtime: | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Production: | Columbia Pictures |
Budget: | $1,500,000 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |