Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Sounder’: Hope Amid Despair

Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Sounder’: Hope Amid Despair
"Sounder" is about an impoverished black family, the Morgans: (L–R) Nathan (Paul Winfield), Earl (Eric Hooks), Josie (Yvonne Jarell), Rebecca (Cicely Tyson), and their eldest son David (Kevin Hooks), and composer-musician Taj Mahal. MovieStillsDB
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G | 1 h 45 min | Drama, Comedy | 1972

Set in Depression-hit Louisiana, director Martin Ritt’s film is about an impoverished black family, the Morgans: Nathan (Paul Winfield); Rebecca (Cicely Tyson); their eldest son who goes to school, David (Kevin Hooks in his debut); their younger children, Earl and Josie; and their beloved dog, Sounder.

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