Part 2, Sounder | |
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Directed by | William A. Graham |
Screenplay by | Lonne Elder III |
Based on | Sounder byWilliam H. Armstrong |
Produced by |
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Starring | Harold Sylvester Ebony Wright Taj Mahal Annazette Chase Darryl Young |
Cinematography | Urs Furrer |
Edited by | Sidney Levin |
Music by | Taj Mahal[1] |
Production company | Radnitz/Mattel Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Part 2, Sounder is a 1976 American drama film directed byWilliam A. Graham.[2] It is the sequel to the 1972Oscar-nominated filmSounder, which in turn is based onWilliam H. Armstrong'sNewbery Award-winningnovel of the same name.[3]
AlthoughLonne Elder III andRobert B. Radnitz returned as screenwriter and producer respectively, neitherMartin Ritt nor any of the cast members from the first film participated in the sequel, with the exception of Ted Airhart who reprised his role as Mr. Perkins andTaj Mahal, who reprised his role as Ike and returned as composer.[1][4] According to Bob McCann, the film was "barely released."[5]
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Roger Ebert gave the film two stars.[6]Richard Eder, reviewing the film forThe New York Times, called it "unrelievedly didactic" and "a depressed kind of film, with a lot of gloominess and teeth-gritting".[1]
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