Sounder (1972)
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Martin Ritt's big-screen adaptation of William H. Armstrong's Newberry Award winning novel, Sounder stars Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, and Kevin Hooks as a black family struggling through life in depression-era Louisiana. The Morgan family is poor, but close. Young son David (Hooks) enjoys hunting with his father Nathan (Paul Winfield) and his trusted dog Sounder. Eventually, they fall on such rough times that Nathan steals a loaf of bread to feed his family, but he is arrested and sentenced to a work camp. Mother Rebecca (Tyson) realizes that David is now responsible for taking care of the family. He sets out to locate where his father is being held, and becomes involved in a school for black children where he learns facts that give him a new level of self-esteem. Sounder was nominated for a variety of Academy Awards, including Best Picture. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 105 mins
Complete Cast:
- Cicely Tyson - Rebecca Morgan
- Kevin Hooks - David Lee Morgan
- Taj Mahal - Ike
- Spencer Bradford - Clarence
- Ted Airhart - Mr. Perkins
- Rev. Thomas N. Phillips - Preacher
- James Best - Sheriff Young
- Myrl Sharkey - Mrs. Clay
- Paul Winfield - Nathan Lee Morgan
- Carmen Mathews - Mrs. Boatwright
- Janet MacLachlan - Camille Johnson
- Sylvia "Kuumba" Williams - Harriet
- Inez Durham - Clerk
- Eric Hooks - Earl Morgan
- William T. Bennett - Judge
- Yvonne Jarrell - Josie Mae Morgan
- Director(s):
- Martin Ritt
- Writer(s):
- Lonne Elder III
- Producer(s):
- Robert B. Radnitz
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- 1972 - National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actress
- 1972 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Actress
