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| Sounder [ DVD] [HD DVD] | ![Sounder [ DVD] [HD DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514ZFZN7X9L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Martin Ritt
Actors: Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Carmen Mathews, Taj Mahal
Studio: Sterling Entertainment
Category: DVD
Buy New: $19.97
New (2) Used (13) from $13.82
Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 75345
Format: Color, Widescreen, Hifi Sound
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: HD DVD
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 105
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 084296403387
EAN: 0084296403387
ASIN: B00007M5IF
Theatrical Release Date: 1972
Release Date: April 30, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com essential video
Martin Ritt (Hud) directed this wonderful 1972 drama about a family of African American sharecroppers in rural Louisiana during the Great Depression. When the father is sent to jail for stealing food to feed his family, the others regroup in order to survive. Cicely Tyson brings grace and strength to her role, and director Martin Ritt pushes the story well past nostalgia toward an understated but obvious look at burgeoning self-determination among blacks (even the roots of future militancy). If Ritt, a white director, can't get any closer to the characters' experience than he already does, he is still a fine storyteller and this is a terrific tale. --Tom Keogh
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
 SOUNDER April 3, 2008
THIS IS AGREAT MOVIE, THAT DESERVES TO BE BROUGHT TO DVD OR HD DVD,THIS IS ASHAME AND A DISGRACE TO THE ACTORS AND MOVIE BUFFS AROUND THE WORLD.
Sounder May 13, 2007
This is a a wonderful movie about a man that's separated from his family down in the southern states. It's wonderfully acted, and the son is perfect for the part. I can watch this over, and over. My kids love it too. The one thing I don't like is how much your website sells it for. After all, what DVD is worth thirty dollars if it isn't a multiple disc set? I got this at Wal-Mart for seven dollars, so why pay thirty? Get real guys, and start shopping around. This isn't a rare DVD, you can find it anywhere. If a movie store can rent it, then they can order you one for way cheaper too.
Great classic February 8, 2007
Father and son bonding with the family dog is spectacular. Good family movie that will not disapoint you. Hard times in Depression era Louisiana forces a father to go through great lengths to support his family. The end result was that you can't keep a man down for too long as long as he has a family behind him.
Wonderful Classic January 19, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A well done version of a time honored classic. My only issue with this movie is that it may prevent many children from reading a great book. (Yes, I am a teacher!) It's a great story about a family supporting one another, even during the hardest of times. Do your best to ignore bad reviews from people not even aware that "Sounder", was a book, first. It was also a Newberry winner, an award given for exceptional children's literature. I would highly recommend this video for family viewing as well as classroom use. I generally use the movie as an added resource when my class reads the book.
Yes, dvd quality could have been better, but I am not allowing that to alter my rating.
a Classic October 12, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
a CLASSIC of American Cinema in the golden age of American Cinema. Beautiful perfomances and able to be watched and understood by the whole family - full of thoughts on family, morality, justice, endurance and love.
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