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Sounder

1973·1h 45m·G
DramaFamily
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
5,338 votes
Metascore
80
Metacritic

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.

Sounder is a 1973 drama family movie directed by Martin Ritt, starring Cicely Tyson, Kevin Hooks, Carmen Mathews. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 5,338 votes and runs 1h 45m.

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Director
Martin Ritt
Stars
Cicely Tyson
Kevin Hooks
Carmen Mathews
Paul Winfield
Details
1973-04-26
105 min
Movie
G
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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