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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.
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Film Cast:
- Rebecca Morgan: Cicely Tyson
- Nathan Lee Morgan: Paul Winfield
- David Lee Morgan: Kevin Hooks
- Ike: Taj Mahal
- Camille Johnson: Janet MacLachlan
- Mrs. Boatwright: Carmen Mathews
- Sheriff Charlie Young: James Best
- Earl Morgan: Eric Hooks
- Josie Mae Morgan: Yvonne Jarrell
- Harriet: Sylvia Kuumba Williams
- Mr. Perkins: Teddy Airhart
- Perkins’ Foreman: Richard Durham
- Deputy #1: Wendell Brumfield
- Deputy #2: Al Bankston
- Teacher: Myrl Sharkey
- Court Clerk: Inez Durham
- Judge: William T. Bennett
- Pastor: Thomas N. Phillips
- Wagon Driver: Carl Braser
- Guard #1: Jerry Leggio
- Guard #2: Peter Goff
- Guard #3: Walter L. Chaney
- Guard #4: Roy Idom
- Convict #1: Randy Wilson
- Convict #2: Isaac Greggs
- Girl #1: Jackie Spears
- Boy #1: Porter Mathews
- Boy #2: Timothy Smith
- Clarence: Spencer Bradford
- Sounder (uncredited): Swampy
Film Crew:
- Director: Martin Ritt
- Screenplay: Lonne Elder III
- Novel: William H. Armstrong
- Editor: Sidney Levin
- Production Design: Walter Scott Herndon
- Sound Mixer: Tom Overton
- Boom Operator: Dennis Jones
- Director of Photography: John A. Alonzo
- Producer: Robert B. Radnitz
- Original Music Composer: Taj Mahal
- Additional Editing: Michael A. Hoey
- Casting: Joe Scully
- Assistant Director: Don Guest
- Second Assistant Director: Charles Washburn
- Sound: Jerry Rosenthal
- Boom Operator: Robert Rogow
- Stunts: Jerry Brutsche
- Property Master: Louis Donelan
- Construction Coordinator: Robert Krume
- Assistant Art Director: Peter Wooley
- Wardrobe Coordinator: Nedra Rosemond-Watt
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