Sounder

As Boy's family faces the daily struggles of Depression-era sharecroppers, a loyal coonhound named Sounder becomes their only real friend. Food is scarce, and nightly hunting trips offer little relief. In an act of desperation, Father steals to feed his hungry family. When Father is convicted, it triggers Boy's courageous journey to find him in the labor camps.

• Directed By

  Martin Ritt

• Written By

  Lonne Elder III, William H. Armstrong

• Cast

  Taj Mahal, Richard Durham, Yvonne Jarrell, Al Bankston (canon), Kevin Hooks, Myrl Sharkey, Teddy Airhart, Wendell Brumfield, James Best, Eric Hooks, Teddy Airhart, Cicely Tyson, Sylvia Kuumba Williams, Myrl Sharkey, Inez Durham, Paul Winfield, Carmen Mathews