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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
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Martin Ritt
- Screenwriter
- Lonne Elder III
- Cast member
- Carmen Mathews
- Composer
- Taj Mahal
- Production company
- University Press of Mississippi
- Cinematographer
- John A. Alonzo
- Narrative location
- Louisiana
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 280567
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1972-01-01
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- title
- Sounder
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 91%
- different from
- Sounder commuter rail
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