What's the Difference between A Raisin In The Sun the Play and A Raisin In The Sun the Movie?

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In the Play	In the Movie
Walter Lee Younger	Walter Lee Younger Portrayed by: Sidney Poitier
Ruth Younger	Ruth Younger Portrayed by: Ruby Dee
Lena Younger	Lena Younger Portrayed by: Claudia McNeil
Beneatha Younger	Beneatha Younger Portrayed by: Diana Sands
Travis Younger	Travis Younger Portrayed by: Stephen Perry
Karl Lindner	Karl Lindner Portrayed by: John Fiedler
Joseph Asagai	Joseph Asagai Portrayed by: Ivan Dixon
George Murchinson	George Murchinson Portrayed by: Louis Gossett
This Character does not appear.	Willie Harris Portrayed by: Roy Glenn

A Raisin In The Sun Play vs Movie

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In the Play	In the Movie
Walter works as a chauffeur for a rich white family, but his job is only described and we never see him at work	Early on we see him working at his job
Lena gives Walter the $6,500 in their apartment	She gives it to him in a bar
Walter tells Lena that the liquor store is important to him while they are in the living room	He tells her this in their bedroom
Walter tells his family that he lost all the money to a man named Willie Harris, whom he gave the money to to invest in the liquor store, but he instead ran off with it	This scene is actually depicted, and later Walter tells his family what happened
Beneatha cuts a lot of her hair off	she never cuts it

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A Raisin In The Sun