Sounder
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.
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2 films
Cast
30 people
Cicely Tyson
Rebecca Morgan
Known for
The Help
Fried Green Tomatoes
Paul Winfield
Nathan Lee Morgan
Known for
The Terminator
White Dog
Kevin Hooks
David Lee Morgan
Known for
Innerspace
Taj Mahal
Ike
Known for
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Janet MacLachlan
Camille Johnson
Known for
The Thirteenth Floor
Tightrope
Carmen Mathews
Mrs. Boatwright
Also in
Daniel
Top of the Hill
James Best
Sheriff Charlie Young
Known for
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Killer Shrews
Eric Hooks
Earl Morgan
Also in
Just an Old Sweet Song
Yvonne Jarrell
Josie Mae Morgan
No other roles listed
Sylvia Kuumba Williams
Harriet
Known for
Obsession
Teddy Airhart
Mr. Perkins
Also in
Moon of the Wolf
Richard Durham
Perkins' Foreman
Martin Ritt Director · Lonne Elder III Screenplay William H. Armstrong Author
Worldwide gross $17M · Budget $1.9M · United States release September 24, 1972
Box office
Budget
$1,900,000
Worldwide gross
$16,900,000
Gross vs. budget
8.9×
Production
Radnitz/Mattel Productions
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 24, 1972
Theatrical
Netherlands
July 7, 2006 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
February 22, 1973 · Theatrical
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