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7.5The 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.
Released: 1972-09-24105 minDir: Martin RittDramaPart of: Sounder Collection
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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
Themes
- based on novel or book
- louisiana
- great depression
- family relationships
- urban
- hardship
- sharecropper
- prison camp
- stealing food
- 1930s
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
4,911 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
80/100
- Year
- 1972
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Rated
- G
- Awards
- Nominated for 4 Oscars. 5 wins & 12 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 280567
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- publication date
- 1972-01-01
- title
- Sounder
- review score
- 91%
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Categories
1970s coming-of-age drama films1972 American films1972 children's films1972 drama films1972 English-language films1972 films20th Century Fox filmsAfrican-American drama filmsAfrican-American filmsAmerican coming-of-age drama filmsAmerican historical drama filmsEnglish-language historical drama filmsFilms about farmersFilms based on American novelsFilms based on children's booksFilms directed by Martin RittFilms set in LouisianaFilms set in the 1930sFilms set on farmsFilms shot in LouisianaGreat Depression filmsRotten Tomatoes ID different from WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 1 release date