Sounder
(DVD)
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Published
[Port Washington, N.Y.] : Koch Vision, 2008.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Main Library - Media
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Published
[Port Washington, N.Y.] : Koch Vision, 2008.
Language
English
UPC
741952658795
Notes
General Note
From the novel by William H. Armstrong.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1972.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, John A. Alonzo ; film editor, Sid Levin ; production designer, Walter Herndon ; music, Taj Mahal.
Participants/Performers
Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Taj Mahal, Janet Maclachlan.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format, aspect ratio 2.35:1, enhanced for 16x9 televisions, Dolby digital.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American families -- Louisiana -- Drama.
Armstrong, William H. -- (William Howard), -- 1914-1999 -- Film adaptations.
Depressions -- 1929 -- Louisiana -- Drama.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Louisiana -- Drama.
Poverty -- Louisiana -- Drama.
Sharecropping -- Louisiana -- Drama.
Video recordings.
Armstrong, William H. -- (William Howard), -- 1914-1999 -- Film adaptations.
Depressions -- 1929 -- Louisiana -- Drama.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Louisiana -- Drama.
Poverty -- Louisiana -- Drama.
Sharecropping -- Louisiana -- Drama.
Video recordings.
Other Subjects