Sounder (1972)
September 24, 1972Release Date

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Cast & Crew.

Cicely Tyson
Rebecca Morgan

Paul Winfield
Nathan Lee Morgan

Kevin Hooks
David Lee Morgan

Taj Mahal
Ike / Original Music Composer

Janet MacLachlan
Camille Johnson

Carmen Mathews
Mrs. Boatwright

James Best
Sheriff Charlie Young

Eric Hooks
Earl Morgan

Yvonne Jarrell
Josie Mae Morgan

Sylvia Kuumba Williams
Harriet

Teddy Airhart
Mr. Perkins

Richard Durham
Perkins' Foreman

Wendell Brumfield
Deputy #1

Al Bankston
Deputy #2

Myrl Sharkey
Teacher

Inez Durham
Court Clerk

William T. Bennett
Judge

Thomas N. Phillips
Pastor

Carl Braser
Wagon Driver

Jerry Leggio
Guard #1

Peter Goff
Guard #2

Walter L. Chaney
Guard #3

Roy Idom
Guard #4

Randy Wilson
Convict #1

Isaac Greggs
Convict #2

Jackie Spears
Girl #1

Porter Mathews
Boy #1

Timothy Smith
Boy #2

Spencer Bradford
Clarence

Swampy
Sounder (uncredited)

Martin Ritt
Director

William H. Armstrong
Novel

Lonne Elder III
Screenplay

John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography

Robert B. Radnitz
Producer

Walter Scott Herndon
Production Design

Tom Overton
Sound Mixer

Sidney Levin
Editor

Dennis Jones
Boom Operator

Robert Rogow
Boom Operator

Nedra Rosemond-Watt
Wardrobe Coordinator

Michael A. Hoey
Additional Editing

Jerry Rosenthal
Sound

Peter Wooley
Assistant Art Director

Charles Washburn
Second Assistant Director

Jerry Brutsche
Stunts

Robert Krume
Construction Coordinator

Don Guest
Production Manager / Assistant Director

Louis Donelan
Property Master

Joe Scully
Casting
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Details.
Release DateSeptember 24, 1972
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Content RatingG
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This Movie Is About.
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Sounder is a 1972 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt and adapted by Lonne Elder III from the 1969 novel by William H. Armstrong. The story concerns an African-American sharecropper family in the Deep South, who struggle with economic and personal hardships during the Great Depression. It stars Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, and Kevin Hooks. Taj Mahal composed the film's blues-inspired soundtrack, and also appears in a supporting role.
The film was both a critical and box office success, and the National Board of Review ranked it as one of the Top 10 best films of 1972. Cicely Tyson and Paul Winfield both received Oscar nominations for their performances, and the film was nominated for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. Taj Mahal's score was nominated for a BAFTA and Grammy Award, and 13-year old Hooks earned a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer β Male.
In 2006, the American Film Institute ranked the film as the 61st in its list of most inspiring movies. In 2021, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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