| 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: Jan 30, 2026 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 |
|---|---|
| Chiz Schultz | Producer |
| Toni Livingston | Producer |
| Robert Nemiroff | Executive Producer |
| Samuel Paul | Supervising Producer |
| Jaki Brown | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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