Sounder 1972

Synopsis

The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.

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Cast

• Cicely Tyson Rebecca Morgan
• Paul Winfield Nathan Lee Morgan
• Kevin Hooks David Lee Morgan
• Taj Mahal Ike
• Janet MacLachlan Camille Johnson
• Carmen Mathews Mrs. Boatwright
• James Best Sheriff Charlie Young
• Eric Hooks Earl Morgan
• Yvonne Jarrell Josie Mae Morgan
• Sylvia Kuumba Williams Harriet

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