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

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