Sounder
Sounder [videorecording] /
Disney presents sounder
[Jaffe/Braunstein Films Ltd. ; Rock Creek Entertainment ; Touchstone Television] ; producer, Kevin Hooks ... Clara George ; teleplay by Bill Cain ; directed by Kevin Hooks.
- Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2003.
- 1 videodisc (ca. 87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Disney DVD. .
Based on the book by William H. Armstrong. Originally broadcast January 19, 2003 as a segment of: The wonderful world of Disney. Title from container
Director of photography, Rodney Charters; original music, Lee Holdridge; film editor, Richard Nord. Director of photography, Rodney Charters; original music, Lee Holdridge; film editor, Richard Nord.
Cast: Carl Lumbly, Suzzanne Douglass, Daniel Lee Robertson III, Peter MacNeill, Bill Lake, Paul Winfield, Marcus Johnson, Ashley Archer, Joshua Watkis.
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.
MPAA rating: TV-PG.
DVD, Dolby digital, Region 1 encoding, fullscreen presentation (1.33:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.
Closed-captioned.
0788846620
786936221749
31145 Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Adventure and adventurers--Drama.
African American children--Drama.
DVD.
Family films.
Preteens--Drama.
Travel with dogs--Drama.
Dogs--Drama.
Travel--Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Based on the book by William H. Armstrong. Originally broadcast January 19, 2003 as a segment of: The wonderful world of Disney. Title from container
Director of photography, Rodney Charters; original music, Lee Holdridge; film editor, Richard Nord. Director of photography, Rodney Charters; original music, Lee Holdridge; film editor, Richard Nord.
Cast: Carl Lumbly, Suzzanne Douglass, Daniel Lee Robertson III, Peter MacNeill, Bill Lake, Paul Winfield, Marcus Johnson, Ashley Archer, Joshua Watkis.
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.
MPAA rating: TV-PG.
DVD, Dolby digital, Region 1 encoding, fullscreen presentation (1.33:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.
Closed-captioned.
0788846620
786936221749
31145 Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Adventure and adventurers--Drama.
African American children--Drama.
DVD.
Family films.
Preteens--Drama.
Travel with dogs--Drama.
Dogs--Drama.
Travel--Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.