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.
Language
English
Release Date
September 24, 1972
National Board of Review Awards
Best Actress
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Best Actress
Cast
Cicely Tyson
Rebecca Morgan
Paul Winfield
Nathan Lee Morgan
Kevin Hooks
David Lee Morgan
Taj Mahal
Ike
Janet MacLachlan
Camille Johnson
Carmen Mathews
Mrs. Boatwright
James Best
Sheriff Charlie Young
Eric Hooks
Earl Morgan
Yvonne Jarrell
Josie Mae Morgan
Sylvia Kuumba Williams
Harriet
Teddy Airhart
Mr. Perkins
Richard Durham
Perkins' Foreman
Wendell Brumfield
Deputy #1
Al Bankston
Deputy #2
Myrl Sharkey
Teacher
Inez Durham
Court Clerk
William T. Bennett
Judge
Thomas N. Phillips
Pastor
Carl Braser
Wagon Driver
Jerry Leggio
Guard #1
Peter Goff
Guard #2
Walter L. Chaney
Guard #3
Roy Idom
Guard #4
Randy Wilson
Convict #1
Isaac Greggs
Convict #2
Jackie Spears
Girl #1
Porter Mathews
Boy #1
Timothy Smith
Boy #2
Spencer Bradford
Clarence
Swampy
Sounder (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Writing
Editing
Art
Peter Wooley
Assistant Art Director
Walter Scott Herndon
Production Design
Louis Donelan
Property Master
Robert Krume
Construction Coordinator
Sound
Taj Mahal
Original Music Composer
Tom Overton
Sound Mixer
Dennis Jones
Boom Operator
Jerry Rosenthal
Sound
Robert Rogow
Boom Operator
Camera
Production
Crew
Costume & Make-Up