Drama / Romance /

Score: 76.8%( 135 votes )

Overview: 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.

Cast:

Sidney Poitier
Walter Lee Younger

Claudia McNeil
Lena Younger

Ruby Dee
Ruth Younger

Diana Sands
Beneatha Younger

Ivan Dixon
Asagai

John Fiedler
Mark Lindner

Louis Gossett Jr.
George Murchison

Steven Perry
Travis Younger

Joel Fluellen
Bobo

Louis Terrel
Herman

Roy Glenn
Willie Harris

George DeNormand
Employer (uncredited)

Bob Sweeney
Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)

Thomas D. Jones
Chauffeur (uncredited)

Rudolph Monroe
Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Ray Stubbs
Bartender (uncredited)

David Susskind
On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)