DVD

Sounder [videorecording] / Radnitz/Mattel Productions, Inc. ; director, Martin Ritt ; producer, Robert B. Radnitz ; screenplay, Lonne Elder, III.

Ritt, Martin, 1914-1990 (Added Author). Tyson, Cicely. (Added Author). Winfield, Paul. (Added Author). Radnitz, Robert B. (Added Author). Elder, Lonne. (Added Author). Hooks, Kevin, 1958- (Added Author). Taj Mahal (Musician) (Added Author). Armstrong, William H. (William Howard), 1914-1999 Sounder. (Added Author). KOCH Vision (Firm) (Added Author). Radnitz/Mattel Productions, Inc. (Added Author). Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Taj Mahal, Janet Maclachlan. (Cast).

Summary:

The story of a black sharecropper family living in Louisiana during the Depression. The father steals food for his family and is sent to prison. While he is in jail the mother provides love, security and strength at home. The oldest son bravely becomes the man of the house until his father returns home.

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Record details

ISBN: 1417231068
ISBN: 9781417231065
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Koch Vision, 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Aspect ratio 2.35:1 enhanced for 16x9 televisions. Dolby digital. From the novel by William H. Armstrong. Originally produced in 1972. Originally broadcast January 19, 2003 as a segment of: The wonderful world of Disney. Based on the book by William H. Armstrong.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Photography, John Alonzo ; film editor, Sid Levin ; art director, Walter Herndon ; music, Taj Mahal.
Participant or Performer Note:	Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Taj Mahal, Janet Maclachlan.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: G.
System Details Note:	DVD format. DVD, Dolby digital, Region 1 encoding, fullscreen presentation (1.33:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.