| Descript |
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
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two dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
| Cast |
Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Carmen Matthews, Taj Mahal, Janet Maclachlan. |
| Credits |
Producer, Robert B. Radnitz ; director, Martin Ritt ; screenplay, Lonne Elder III ; music composed and performed by Taj Mahal. |
| Note |
Videodisc release of the 1972 motion picture. |
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Based on the novel by William H. Armstrong. |
| Audience |
Rated G. |
| System Det |
DVD. |
| Summary |
Story of a black sharecropper family in Louisiana during the Depression. A father steals food for his family; his wife provides love, security and strength while he is in prison; and their oldest son bravely becomes the man of the house until his father returns. |
| Subject |
African American families -- Drama.
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Depressions -- 1929 -- Louisiana -- Drama.
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Dogs -- Drama.
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Poverty -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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DVDs.
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Children's films.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Add Author |
Armstrong, William H. (William Howard), 1914-1999.
Sounder.
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Tyson, Cicely.
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Winfield, Paul.
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Hooks, Kevin, 1958-
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Ritt, Martin, 1914-1990.
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Elder, Lonne.
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Taj Mahal (Musician)
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Sterling Entertainment Group.
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| ISBN |
0769416551 |
| Music # |
40338 Sterling |
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