Sounder (1972)

Movie Details

Original Title Sounder

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.8

Cast

Cicely Tyson

Rebecca Morgan

Popularity: 0.5

Paul Winfield

Nathan Lee Morgan

Popularity: 9.1

Kevin Hooks

David Lee Morgan

Popularity: 0.4

Taj Mahal

Ike

Popularity: 2.0

Janet MacLachlan

Camille Johnson

Popularity: 1.2

Carmen Mathews

Mrs. Boatwright

Popularity: 0.4

James Best

Sheriff Charlie Young

Popularity: 0.8

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Eric Hooks

Earl Morgan

Popularity: 0.1

Yvonne Jarrell

Josie Mae Morgan

Popularity: 0.1

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Sylvia Kuumba Williams

Harriet

Popularity: 0.6

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Teddy Airhart

Mr. Perkins

Popularity: 0.1

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Richard Durham

Perkins' Foreman

Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Martin Ritt

Screenplay Lonne Elder III

Producer Robert B. Radnitz

Editor Sidney Levin

Production

Radnitz/Mattel Productions

Videos & Trailers

Word of Mouth: Cinematographers William Fraker and John Alonzo discuss SOUNDER ('72)

Featurette

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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10

Jul 5, 2025

After an energetic but fruitless coon hunt, “Nathan” (Paul Winfield) returns home to a family with his young son “David” (Kevin Hooks) and some empty bellies. They are a close and loving bunch and “Nathan” knows that nothing is likely to improve until the cropping season starts - but tha ... Read more