The read
Scores higher than 88% of the 1,111 1970s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic80/100
58 audience votes
Key crew
- Martin RittDirector
- Lonne Elder IIIScreenplay
- Taj MahalOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Cicely TysonRebecca Morgan
- Paul WinfieldNathan Lee Morgan
- Kevin HooksDavid Lee Morgan
- Taj MahalIke
- Janet MacLachlanCamille Johnson
- Carmen MathewsMrs. Boatwright
- James BestSheriff Charlie Young
- Eric HooksEarl Morgan
- Yvonne JarrellJosie Mae Morgan
- Sylvia Kuumba WilliamsHarriet
- Teddy AirhartMr. Perkins
- Richard DurhamPerkins' Foreman
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or booklouisianagreat depressionfamily relationshipsurbanhardshipsharecropperprison campstealing food1930s
The Best Movies of 1972
Sounder is #13 of 49
