A Raisin In The Sun -- A Transforming Power Story

"Child, when do you think is the time to love somebody the most, when he's done good and made everything easy for everybody. Oh no, no, that ain't the time at all. It's when he's at his lowest and he can't believe in himself cause the world done whipped him so. When you start measuring somebody child, measure him right, measure him right. You make sure you've taken into account the hills and the valleys he's come through to get to wherever he is."

Powerful dialogue from the classic and award-winning film based on the play, A Raisin in the Sun, written by Lorraine Hansberry, about a poor working class African-American family struggling for a better way of life while living crammed into a small Chicago apartment during the 1950's. Lena Younger (Claudia McNeil), the matriarch of the family, decides to use part of the proceeds from her deceased husband's insurance policy to buy a house in the suburbs. However, after being conned out of the rest of the money, her son, Walter Lee (Sidney Poitier), decides to take money from a neighborhood citizens group not to move into the house which is in an all White suburb. This earns him the total contempt from his sister, Beneatha (Diana Sands) and despair from his mother. His wife is played by Ruby Dee.

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Education

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• Raisin
• In
• The
• Sun
• Lorraine
• Hansberry
• Transforming
• Power
• Black
• History
• Sidney
• Poitier
• Ruby
• Dee
• Claudia
• McNeil

[Berthola1]

Sidney is one of the best actors that have ever lived. I am a classic movie fan and he is at the top of my list. I love the old version better than the new version of Raisin in the Sun. I have this movie on tape.

[kstates22]

Whats even more powerful than sydney's performance is when the rest of his family realizes the change in Walter and the good that he is doing and what it means for a black man to stand up to a white man. Its brilliant and played to perfection.

[TheBambieyes]

I love this version, in my opinion, there sidney is THE ONLY person qualified to be Walter Lee. This scene changes the way I see Walter, it is suppose to make you understand him better...It teaches a life lesson about love and forgiveness

[mattmac0912]

theres always somethin left to love

[Baddestredchick225]

Lol I Cnt Find Dha Utha One!

[relimes]

Look at Linder at 10:08, hes like Son-of-a-bitch!

[jiveturkey25]

The film is better than that TV movie a year or so ago!!!

[MJLatora]

One of the greatest injustices in the history of the Academy Awards was their overlooking of Claudia McNeil's performance in this film. The fact that she wasn't even nominated is nothing short of a crime.

[StirFriedDumplings]

White dude would be saying "You people"

[princesslehaha]

@Berthola1 There's a new version? This is the only one I've ever known of.

[dancewomyn1]

Amazing performances!!

[laddarecess]

the guy playing lindner is from 12 angry men lol