Movie
Sounder
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1972-09-24
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Radnitz/Mattel Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- 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
Crew
- Martin Ritt - Director
- Lonne Elder III - Screenplay
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