Sounder
by Martin Ritt
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Actor: Carmen Best, Cicely Tyson, James Best, Paul Winfield, Spencer BradfordDirector: Martin Ritt
Brand: Koch International
Cinematographer: John A. Alonzo
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
Published: 2008-11-01
DVD Release Date: 2008-11-25
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Model: KOC-DV-6587
Studio: KOCH Vision
Product features:
- William H. Armstrong's poetic novel comes alive in this acclaimed screen adaptation. During the Depression, a black sharecropper family struggles to make a subsistence living for themselves. Adversity turns into tragedy when the father is incarcerated for stealing food for his family. Now David, the eldest son, must fill his father's shoes. It's a tall order for such a little boy. But it won't be
Movie Reviews of Sounder
Movie Review: "Sounder (1972) ... Tyson & Winfield ... Koch Vision (2008)"
Summary: 5 Stars
Koch Vision present "SOUNDER" (1972) (105 mins/Color) (Dolby Digital) --- This is a sublime film that is quietly powerful and perfect for everyone --- it's the name of the family dog --- the plot and script is choice with a close, reverent, African-American family --- and this one is extraordinary because it was a 1972 release, breaking ground when it was nominated at that year's Academy Awards for Best Actor (Paul Winfield), Best Actress (Cicely Tyson), Best Adapted Screenplay (Lonne Elder III), and Best Picture (Robert B. Radnitz) --- Only director Martin Ritt was not nominated, which was a travesty, but the Academy is historically famous for not to bright decisions --- At any rate, it's nice to see a film which shows true family support- even in the event of the father's absence --- Won't reveal what happens, but it's only temporary and his third act return staged against a long stretch of open farm field and spotlighting a barefoot Tyson and limping Winfield running into each other's arms is a bewitching, magical, sequence in the film --- Can guarantee there won't be a dry eye in the house --- Entire cast is a standout, including Kevin Hooks as the preteen who needs to grow up overnight and to Carmen Matthews as the neighbor Mrs Boatwright who quietly helps the family --- A must to be watched film that will absolutely leave you with memories to cherish.
Under the production staff of:
Martin Ritt - Director
Robert B. Radnitz - Producer
William H. Armstrong - Book Author
Lonne Elder III - Screenwriter
John A. Alonzo - Cinematographer
Taj Mahal - Composer (Music Score) / Songwriter
Sid Levin - Editor
Walter Scott Herndon - Production Designer
Peter W. Wooley - Production Designer
Nedra Watt - Costume Designer
Tom Overton - Sound/Sound Designer
Charles C. Washburn - First Assistant Director
SPECIAL FEATURES:
BIOS:
1 Cicely Tyson
Date of Birth: 19 December 1933 - New York City, New York
Date of Death: Still Living
2. Paul Winfield
Date of Birth: 22 May 1939 - Los Angeles, California
Date of Death: 7 March 2004 - Los Angeles, California
the cast includes
Cicely Tyson ... Rebecca Morgan
Paul Winfield ... Nathan Lee Morgan
Kevin Hooks ... David Lee Morgan
Carmen Mathews ... Mrs. Boatwright
Taj Mahal ... Ike
James Best ... Sheriff Young
Eric Hooks ... Earl Morgan
Yvonne Jarrell ... Josie Mae Morgan
Sylvia Kuumba Williams ... Harriet
Teddy Airhart ... Mr. Perkins
Richard Durham ... Perkins' Foreman
Myrl Sharkey ... Teacher (as Merle Sharkey)
Inez Durham ... Court Clerk
William T. Bennett ... Judge (as Judge William Thomas Bennett)
Rev. Thomas N. Phillips ... Pastor
Jerry Leggio ... Guard
Spencer Bradford ... Clarence
Janet MacLachlan ... Camille
Great job by Koch Vision and their staff, the digital transfers with a clean, clear and crisp print --- looking forward to more high quality releases from them--- if you enjoyed this film, why not check out Koch Vision where they are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector.
Total Time: 105 mins on DVD ~ Koch Vision ~ (11/25/2008)
Summary of Sounder
Based on the Newbery Award-winning book by William H. Armstrong...The beloved family classic starring Cicely Tyson and Paul Winfield
Nathan Lee Morgan (Winfield), an African-American sharecropper, steals food from his neighbor to feed his starving family and is arrested, leaving his wife, Rebecca (Tyson), and their children to endure the hardships of poverty and prejudice in the Depression-era South. Directed by Martin Ritt, Sounder is a powerful story of a boy, his dog and a family's triumph over adversity.
Martin Ritt (Hud) directed this wonderful 1972 drama about a family of African American sharecroppers in rural Louisiana during the Great Depression. When the father is sent to jail for stealing food to feed his family, the others regroup in order to survive. Cicely Tyson brings grace and strength to her role, and director Martin Ritt pushes the story well past nostalgia toward an understated but obvious look at burgeoning self-determination among blacks (even the roots of future militancy). If Ritt, a white director, can't get any closer to the characters' experience than he already does, he is still a fine storyteller and this is a terrific tale. --Tom Keogh
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