Sounder
1972 · 105 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 5,052 VOTES · DIR. Martin Ritt
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,062 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:19 - Think we'll get a coon tonight, Daddy? - We'd better.
00:06:36 Now that's the difference between a hound dog that's mean and dirty...
00:13:31 Come on, y'all, get up! There's meat cooking in the kitchen.
00:18:00 Tom says: "What's the vittles for? Going to feed the dogs?"
00:21:09 Hey, out!
00:24:41 Well...
00:28:58 Anybody comes that's a stranger asking you questions, don't say nothing, hear?
00:34:27 I been good to y'all.
00:36:56 No, sir.
00:42:24 Lord...
00:46:10 Yes, it's good in the time of dying...
00:51:28 "Michael, over and over you've asked me to name a day for our marriage..."
00:55:38 Charlie, you have no legal right not to tell that boy where his father is.
00:59:38 Well, Nolanstown isn't under a number.
01:06:33 You'll have to come back on visiting day.
01:11:05 Sometimes. But not like this.
01:15:14 You know the class is going to challenge your story, don't you, Clarence?
01:18:10 I've been like that sometimes, myself.
01:21:22 Oh, she is, Mama.
01:27:02 Hey!
01:31:01 - Are you sure you feel up to it, Nathan? - Yeah, I feel up to it!
01:34:18 Have a good day, now.
01:37:23 David!
01:43:29 Hey!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,062
Dialogue density10.1 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:43:29
Production Record
DirectorMartin Ritt
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,052