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Sounder( 1972)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Cicely Tyson

      Rebecca Morgan

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      Paul Winfield

      Nathan Lee Morgan

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      Kevin Hooks

      David Lee Morgan

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      Taj Mahal

      Ike

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      Janet MacLachlan

      Camille Johnson

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      Carmen Mathews

      Mrs. Boatwright

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      James Best

      Sheriff Charlie Young

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      Eric Hooks

      Earl Morgan

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      Yvonne Jarrell

      Josie Mae Morgan

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      Sylvia Kuumba Williams

      Harriet

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      Teddy Airhart

      Mr. Perkins

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      Richard Durham

      Perkins' Foreman

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      Wendell Brumfield

      Deputy #1

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      Al Bankston

      Deputy #2

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      Myrl Sharkey

      Teacher

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      Inez Durham

      Court Clerk

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      William T. Bennett

      Judge

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      Thomas N. Phillips

      Pastor

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      Carl Braser

      Wagon Driver

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      Jerry Leggio

      Guard #1

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      Peter Goff

      Guard #2

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      Walter L. Chaney

      Guard #3

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      Roy Idom

      Guard #4

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      Randy Wilson

      Convict #1

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      Isaac Greggs

      Convict #2

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      Jackie Spears

      Girl #1

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      Porter Mathews

      Boy #1

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      Timothy Smith

      Boy #2

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      Spencer Bradford

      Clarence

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      Swampy

      Sounder (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jul 05 2025
    After an energetic but fruitless coon hunt, “Nathan” (Paul Winfield) returns home to a family with his young son “David” (Kevin Hooks) and some empty bellies. They are a close and loving bunch and “Nathan” knows that nothing is likely to improve until the cropping season starts - but that is still some months away. Then he goes and gets himself imprisoned for stealing food and that leaves his wife “Rebecca” (Cicely Tyson) and the children to eke what they can and deal with the planting whilst he does twelve months hard labour. It doesn’t help their morale that they don’t even know where he has ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • louisiana
    • great depression
    • family relationships
    • urban
    • hardship
    • sharecropper
    • prison camp
    • stealing food
    • 1930s