Sounder
The Morgans, a loving and strong family of Black sharecroppers in Louisiana in 1933, face a serious family crisis when the husband and father, Nathan Lee Morgan, is convicted of a petty crime and sent to a prison camp. After some weeks or months, the wife and mother, Rebecca Morgan, sends the oldest son, who is about 11 years old, to visit his father at the camp. The journey becomes something of an odyssey for the boy. During the journey, he stays a little while with a dedicated Black schoolteacher.
G
HD
Drama, Family
1972
105 min
Prime VideoStreaming Channels
Movie Info:
- Full Name : Sounder
- Duration : 105 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Lonne Elder III (screenplay), William H. Armstrong (novel)
- Directors : Martin Ritt min
- Imdb : 7.7 (2361 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.8 (1872 votes)
- Actors : Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Carmen Mathews
Movie Storyline
The Morgans, a loving and strong family of Black sharecroppers in Louisiana in 1933, face a serious family crisis when the husband and father, Nathan Lee Morgan, is convicted of a petty crime and sent to a prison camp. After some weeks or months, the wife and mother, Rebecca Morgan, sends the oldest son, who is about 11 years old, to visit his father at the camp. The journey becomes something of an odyssey for the boy. During the journey, he stays a little while with a dedicated Black schoolteacher.