Sounder

About 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.

Martin Ritt's Sounder is a 1972 drama film. Its themes are louisiana, great depression, urban, and hardship.

Cicely Tyson takes the lead as Rebecca Morgan, Paul Winfield as Nathan Lee Morgan, Kevin Hooks as David Lee Morgan, and Taj Mahal as Ike. It runs 105 minutes and was released in September 1972.

The screenplay is by Lonne Elder III. It is adapted from a novel. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Aspire TV Amazon Channel.

The Green Mile, Mary Poppins Returns, and Lawless make useful companions to Sounder, all filed under 1930s and family relationships. TMDB voters put it at 7.5 out of 10 across 58 votes and it carries a G rating.