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,
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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.
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Additional Contributors:
Hooks, Kevin
George, Clara
Cain, Bill
Lumbly, Carl
Douglass, Suzzanne
Robertson, Daniel Lee
MacNeill, Peter
Lake, Bill
Winfield, Paul
Johnson, Marcus
Archer, Ashley
Watkis, Joshua
Charters, Rodney
Holdridge, Lee
Nord, Richard
Armstrong, William H.
Imprint:
Burbank, Calif. - Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
ISBN:
0788846620, 9780788846625
Language:
English
Other language:
Closed-captioned
Credits:
Director of photography, Rodney Charters; original music, Lee Holdridge; film editor, Richard Nord.
Performers:
Cast: Carl Lumbly, Suzzanne Douglass, Daniel Lee Robertson III, Peter MacNeill, Bill Lake, Paul Winfield, Marcus Johnson, Ashley Archer, Joshua Watkis.
Notes:
DVD, Dolby digital, Region 1 encoding, fullscreen presentation (1.33:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound
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
Statement of responsibility:
[Jaffe/Braunstein Films Ltd. ; Rock Creek Entertainment ; Touchstone Television] ; producer, Kevin Hooks ... Clara George ; teleplay by Bill Cain ; directed by Kevin Hooks
Characteristics:
1 videodisc (ca. 87 min.) :,sd., col. ;,4 3/4 in.
Other author misc:
[Hooks, Kevin, 1958-, George, Clara, Cain, Bill, Lumbly, Carl, Douglass, Suzzanne, 1957-, Robertson, Daniel Lee, III, MacNeill, Peter, Lake, Bill, Winfield, Paul, Johnson, Marcus, Archer, Ashley, Watkis, Joshua, Charters, Rodney, 1948-, Holdridge, Lee, 1944-, Nord, Richard, Armstrong, William H. (William Howard), 1914-1999. Sounder, Jaffe/Braunstein Films Ltd, Rock Creek Entertainment (Firm), Touchstone Television, Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)]
Call number:
DVD MOVIE S
Topical term:
[Adventure and adventurers, African American children, Preteens, Travel with dogs, Adventure and adventurers, Travel, Dogs]
Publisher number:
31145
Publisher source:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Other standard identifier:
786936221749
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