Bibliograph

Sounder, Jaffe/Braunstein Films Ltd. ; Rock Creek Entertainment ; Touchstone Television ; producer, Kevin Hooks ... Clara George ; teleplay by Bill Cain ; directed by Kevin Hooks

Type

Label

Sounder, Jaffe/Braunstein Films Ltd. ; Rock Creek Entertainment ; Touchstone Television ; producer, Kevin Hooks ... Clara George ; teleplay by Bill Cain ; directed by Kevin Hooks

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Sounder

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

52300945

Responsibility statement

Jaffe/Braunstein Films Ltd. ; Rock Creek Entertainment ; Touchstone Television ; producer, Kevin Hooks ... Clara George ; teleplay by Bill Cain ; directed by Kevin Hooks

Runtime

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

Target audience

juvenile

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Disney presents Sounder

Contributor