Sounder

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Directed by

Martin Ritt

Starring

Cicely Tyson
Rebecca

Paul Winfield
Nathan Lee

Kevin Hooks
David Lee

Carmen Mathews
Mrs. Boatwright

Taj Mahal
Ike

James Best
Sheriff Young

Janet MacLachlan
Camille

Written by

Lonne Elder III
(screenplay)

William H. Armstrong
(novel)

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9 years, 2 months ago at Jan 4 16:20

fernando

One of Ritt's best films. The composition of landscape with black people always crossing it with effort (running or walking limp as üal Winfield and dog Sounder) and the wise protagonism of Sounder as the pet an companios the absorvs the sadness of tha family condition and even hope.

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William H. Armstrong's poetic novel comes alive in this acclaimed screen adaptation. During the Depression, a black sharecropper family struggles to make a subsistence living for themselves. Adversity turns into tragedy when the father is incarcerated for stealing food for his family. Now David, the eldest son, must fill his father's shoes.

Release date: 26 April 1973
UPC: 084296403387

Tags: Prison (2), Race (2), Racism (2), Jail (1), Blacks (1), Based On A Novel (1), Dogs (1), Tearjerker (1), Dog (1), Great Depression (1), Oscar Nominated (1), Farm (1), 1970s (1), Drama (1), Animals (1), 1972 (1), South (1), Poverty (1), Baseball (1), Sad (1)

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