Sounder
[Jaffe/Braunstein Films Ltd.; Rock Creek Entertainment; Touchstone Television]; producer, Kevin Hooks... Clara George; teleplay by Bill Cain; directed by Kevin Hooks
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Distribution:
- Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2003
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Availability
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- Summary:
- This is the story of an 11-year-old black youngster, "Boy." When his sharecropper father is arrested and sentenced to five years at hard labor after stealing food to feed his family, Boy embarks upon a journey to find out where his father has being imprisoned. Accompanied by his dog Sounder, Boy also makes the arduous crossover from boyhood to manhood, with the help and sometimes hindrance of various people along the road.
- Contributors:
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Closed-captioned.
In English. - Related Works:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Sounder [by Armstrong, W.H.]
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- Subjects:
- System Details:
- DVD, Dolby digital, Region 1 encoding, fullscreen presentation (1.33:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.
- Performers:
- Cast: Carl Lumbly, Suzzanne Douglass, Daniel Lee Robertson III, Peter MacNeill, Bill Lake, Paul Winfield, Marcus Johnson, Ashley Archer, Joshua Watkis.
- Production Credits:
- Director of photography, Rodney Charters; original music, Lee Holdridge; film editor, Richard Nord.
- General Notes:
- Title from container
Originally broadcast January 19, 2003 as a segment of: The wonderful world of Disney.
Based on the book by William H. Armstrong. - Audience:
- MPAA rating: TV-PG.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- SOU 2003 DVD
- ISBNs:
- 0788846620
- Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 786936221749
Publisher Number, Buena Vista Home Entertainment: 31145 - OCLC Numbers:
- 52300945
