Sounder [videorecording] / Radnitz/Mattel Productions, Inc. ; director, Martin Ritt ; producer, Robert B. Radnitz ; screenplay, Lonne Elder, III.
2008
PN1997 .S682 2008
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Title
Sounder [videorecording] / Radnitz/Mattel Productions, Inc. ; director, Martin Ritt ; producer, Robert B. Radnitz ; screenplay, Lonne Elder, III.
Uniform Title
Sounder (Motion picture)
ISBN
1417231068
9781417231065
9781417231065
Publication Details
[Port Washington, N.Y.] : Koch Vision, 2008.
Language
English
Description
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Item Number
741952658795
Call Number
PN1997 .S682 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.43/72
Distributor No.
KOC-DV-6587 Koch Vision
Summary
The story of a black sharecropper family living in Louisiana during the Depression. The father steals food for his family and is sent to prison. While he is in jail the mother provides love, security and strength at home. The oldest son bravely becomes the man of the house until his father returns home.
Note
From the novel by William H. Armstrong.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1972.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1972.
Credits
Photography, John A. Alonzo ; film editor, Sid Levin ; production designer, Walter Herndon ; music, Taj Mahal.
Performer
Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Taj Mahal, Janet Maclachlan.
Cast
Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Taj Mahal, Janet Maclachlan.
Audience
MPAA rating: G.
System Details Note
DVD, aspect ratio 2.35:1, enhanced for 16x9 televisions, Dolby digital.
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