Sounder

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.

Director: Martin Ritt

Cast:Cicely Tyson , Paul Winfield , Kevin Hooks , Carmen Mathews , Taj Mahal , James Best , Eric Hooks , Yvonne Jarrell , Sylvia Kuumba Williams , Teddy Airhart , Richard Durham , Wendell Brumfield , Al Bankston , Myrl Sharkey , Inez Durham , William T. Bennett , Thomas N. Phillips , Carl Braser