Sounder
1972 | 105m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Martin Ritt |
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| Writer: | Lonne Elder III, William H. Armstrong |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 24, 1972 |
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| Director: | Martin Ritt |
| Writer: | Lonne Elder III, William H. Armstrong |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, louisiana, great depression, family relationships, urban, hardship, sharecropper, prison camp, stealing food, 1930s |
| Production Companies | Radnitz/Mattel Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Cicely Tyson | Rebecca Morgan |
| Paul Winfield | Nathan Lee Morgan |
| Kevin Hooks | David Lee Morgan |
| Taj Mahal | Ike |
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Martin Ritt | Director |
| Taj Mahal | Original Music Composer |
| Lonne Elder III | Screenplay |
| William H. Armstrong | Novel |
| Tom Overton | Sound Mixer |
| Joe Scully | Casting |
| Charles Washburn | Second Assistant Director |
| Jerry Brutsche | Stunts |
| Peter Wooley | Assistant Art Director |
| Sidney Levin | Editor |
| Dennis Jones | Boom Operator |
| Don Guest | Production Manager, Assistant Director |
| Jerry Rosenthal | Sound |
| Louis Donelan | Property Master |
| Nedra Rosemond-Watt | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Walter Scott Herndon | Production Design |
| John A. Alonzo | Director of Photography |
| Michael A. Hoey | Additional Editing |
| Robert Rogow | Boom Operator |
| Robert Krume | Construction Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert B. Radnitz | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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