Based on the novel by William H. Armstrong. Originally released in 1972 as motion picture; copyright 1982 The Rainbow Group, Ltd. Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Taj Mahal, Janet MacLachlan.
Summary:
Sounder is the heartwarming story of a black sharecropper family in Louisiana during the Depression. A father steals food for his family, his wife provides love, security and strength while he is in prison, and their oldest son bravely becomes the man of the house until his father returns. Together thay love and laugh, struggle and survive, and dream and hope of a more promising future.
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