Sounder (film)

Infobox Film
name = Sounder (the movie)


caption = original movie poster
director = Martin Ritt
producer = Robert B. Radnitz
writer = Lonne Elder III
starring = Cicely Tyson
Paul Winfield
Kevin Hooks
Carmen Mathews
Taj Mahal
Eric Hooks
music =
cinematography = John A. Alonzo
distributor = Twentieth Century-Fox
released = 1972
runtime = 105 min
imdb_id = 0069303

"Sounder" is a 1972 film starring Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Carmen Mathews, Taj Mahal, and Eric Hooks. It was adapted by Lonne Elder III and directed by Martin Ritt from the 1970 Newbery Medal-winning novel "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong and spawned a sequel, "Part 2, Sounder" (1976).

The most distinct difference between the film and the book is that the film established names for the characters, which the book did not.

In 2003, ABC's Wonderful World of Disney aired a new film adaptation, reuniting two actors from the original. Kevin Hooks directed and Paul Winfield played the role of the teacher. (Winfield and Hooks played father and son, respectively, in the original version.)

Academy Award Nominations
*Best Picture - Robert B. Radnitz
*Best Actor - Paul Winfield
*Best Actress - Cicely Tyson
*Best Adapted Screenplay - Lonne Elder III

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