Sounder
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Sounder is a 1972 American drama film about an African American sharecropping family in the Great Depression, acclaimed for its powerful storytelling and performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sounder canonical | 8 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAwardNomination |
Best Actor (Paul Winfield)
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Best Actress (Cicely Tyson) ⓘ Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ Best Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sounder (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | William H. Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
David Lee Morgan
NERFINISHED
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Nathan Lee Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebecca Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sounder (family dog) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John A. Alonzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Martin Ritt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Sidney Levin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Part 2, Sounder ⓘ |
| mainSubject | African American sharecropping family ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| MPAARating | G ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Fred Karlin
NERFINISHED
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Taj Mahal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
family resilience
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poverty during the Great Depression ⓘ racial injustice in the Jim Crow South ⓘ |
| notableFor | positive representation of African American family ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
African American rural life
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sharecropping ⓘ |
| producer | Robert B. Radnitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationTypeOfSourceWork | children's novel ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1969 ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
humanistic portrayal of Black family life
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powerful storytelling ⓘ strong performances ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972-09-24 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 105 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Lonne Elder III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequelReleaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| settingPlace | rural Louisiana ⓘ |
| settingTime | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Carmen Mathews
NERFINISHED
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Cicely Tyson NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Hooks NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Winfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Taj Mahal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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