| A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 01, 1989 | 
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| Director: | Bill Duke | 
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie | 
| Keywords | dreams, racial segregation, based on play or musical, racism, family, racial tension, moving | 
| Production Companies | American Playhouse, Thirteen, KCET, Fireside Entertainment, NBLA Productions | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: May 04, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Starletta DuPois | Ruth Younger | 
| Lou Ferguson | Joseph Asagai | 
| John Fiedler | Karl Lindner | 
| Danny Glover | Walter Lee Younger | 
| Stephen McKinley Henderson | Bobo | 
| Kimble Joyner | Travis Younger | 
| Helen Martin | Mrs. Johnson | 
| Joseph C. Phillips | George Murchison | 
| Esther Rolle | Lena 'Mama' Younger | 
| Kim Yancey | Beneatha 'Bennie' Younger | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Bill Duke | Director | 
| Gary Anderson | Editor | 
| Thomas Cariello | Production Design | 
| Fredda Slavin | Art Direction | 
| Fred Tator | Mixing Engineer | 
| Greg Cook | Camera Operator | 
| Ken Dettling | Lighting Director | 
| Greg Harms | Camera Operator | 
| Bill Klages | Lighting Design | 
| Kenneth Patterson | Camera Operator | 
| Mattie Caruthers | Script Supervisor | 
| Ron Graft | Technical Supervisor | 
| Edward Bland | Original Music Composer | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Jaki Brown | Producer | 
| Chiz Schultz | Producer | 
| Toni Livingston | Producer | 
| Robert Nemiroff | Executive Producer | 
| Samuel Paul | Supervising Producer | 
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