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starring: Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Carmen Mathews, Taj Mahaldirected by: Martin Ritt
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780792143468
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN: 0792143469
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: February 24, 1998
Running Time: 105 minutes
Sales Rank: 5152
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1972
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
Martin Ritt (Hud) directed this wonderful 1972 drama about a family of African American sharecroppers in rural Louisiana during the Great Depression. When the father is sent to jail for stealing food to feed his family, the others regroup in order to survive. Cicely Tyson brings grace and strength to her role, and director Martin Ritt pushes the story well past nostalgia toward an understated but obvious look at burgeoning self-determination among blacks (even the roots of future militancy). If Ritt, a white director, can't get any closer to the characters' experience than he already does, he is still a fine storyteller and this is a terrific tale. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - SOUNDER
THIS IS AGREAT MOVIE, THAT DESERVES TO BE BROUGHT TO DVD OR HD DVD,THIS IS ASHAME AND A DISGRACE TO THE ACTORS AND MOVIE BUFFS AROUND THE WORLD.
Rating: - Sounder
This is a a wonderful movie about a man that's separated from his family down in the southern states. It's wonderfully acted, and the son is perfect for the part. I can watch this over, and over. My kids love it too. The one thing I don't like is how much your website sells it for. After all, what DVD is worth thirty dollars if it isn't a multiple disc set? I got this at Wal-Mart for seven dollars, so why pay thirty? Get real guys, and start shopping around. This isn't a rare DVD, you can find it ... Read More
Rating: - Great classic
Father and son bonding with the family dog is spectacular. Good family movie that will not disapoint you. Hard times in Depression era Louisiana forces a father to go through great lengths to support his family. The end result was that you can't keep a man down for too long as long as he has a family behind him.
Rating: - Wonderful Classic
A well done version of a time honored classic. My only issue with this movie is that it may prevent many children from reading a great book. (Yes, I am a teacher!) It's a great story about a family supporting one another, even during the hardest of times. Do your best to ignore bad reviews from people not even aware that "Sounder", was a book, first. It was also a Newberry winner, an award given for exceptional children's literature. I would highly recommend this video for family viewing as well ... Read More
Rating: - a Classic
a CLASSIC of American Cinema in the golden age of American Cinema. Beautiful perfomances and able to be watched and understood by the whole family - full of thoughts on family, morality, justice, endurance and love.
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