24 September 1972 Drama 105 mins
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
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Cicely Tyson as Rebecca Morgan
Paul Winfield as Nathan Lee Morgan
Kevin Hooks as David Lee Morgan
Taj Mahal as Ike
Janet MacLachlan as Camille Johnson
Carmen Mathews as Mrs. Boatwright
James Best as Sheriff Charlie Young
Eric Hooks as Earl Morgan
Yvonne Jarrell as Josie Mae Morgan
Sylvia Kuumba Williams as Harriet
Teddy Airhart as Mr. Perkins
Richard Durham as Perkins' Foreman
Wendell Brumfield as Deputy #1
Al Bankston as Deputy #2
Myrl Sharkey as Teacher
Inez Durham as Court Clerk
Martin Ritt Director
Lonne Elder III Screenplay
William H. Armstrong Novel
John A. Alonzo Director of Photography
Robert B. Radnitz Producer
Taj Mahal Original Music Composer
Sidney Levin Editor
Walter Scott Herndon Production Design
Tom Overton Sound Mixer
Dennis Jones Boom Operator
Michael A. Hoey Additional Editing
Joe Scully Casting
Don Guest Production Manager
Don Guest Assistant Director
Charles Washburn Second Assistant Director
Jerry Rosenthal Sound
United Kingdom 22 February 1973
Netherlands 07 July 2006
United States 24 September 1972
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The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
Sounder Trailer (1972
Sounder full hd movie trailer.
Marvista Entertainment presents: Starring Cicely Tyson Paul Winfield & Kevin Hooks Academy Award Nominated for Best Picture Best Actor Best Actress ...
September 1972 TV spot for "Sounder" starring Cicely Tyson Paul Winfield Kevin Hooks Carmen Mathews Taj Mahal Eric Hooks and Janet MacLachlan and ...
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