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William H. Armstrong (book)
Lonne Elder III (writer)
Release Date:
16 August 1973 (Sweden) more
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The son of a family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations more
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(4 articles)
Wrong Way To Hail Mandela
(From New York Post. 21 July 2009, 1:47 AM, PDT)
Svu Exclusive: Oscar Nominee Cicely Tyson Will Guest
(From TVGuide - Breaking News. 20 February 2009, 4:37 PM, PST)
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Breathtaking cinematography and excellent performances more (20 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Cicely Tyson | ... | Rebecca Morgan |
 | Paul Winfield | ... | Nathan Lee Morgan |
| Kevin Hooks | ... | David Lee Morgan |
 | Carmen Mathews | ... | Mrs. Boatwright |
| Taj Mahal | ... | Ike |
 | James Best | ... | Sheriff Young |
| Eric Hooks | ... | Earl Morgan |
| Yvonne Jarrell | ... | Josie Mae Morgan |
| Sylvia Kuumba Williams | ... | Harriet |
| Teddy Airhart | ... | Mr. Perkins (as Ted Airhart) |
| Richard Durham | ... | Perkins' Foreman |
| Wendell Brumfield | ... | Deputy #1 |
| Al Bankston | ... | Deputy #2 |
| Myrl Sharkey | ... | Teacher (as Merle Sharkey) |
| Inez Durham | ... | Court Clerk |
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105 min
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Cicely Tyson commented in a TCM interview that director Martin Ritt's cinematographer (principal cameraman), while shooting the famous "homecoming sequence" with Tyson and co-star Paul Winfield, was so moved by their performances that he was certain he missed framing the action properly in the shots and respectfully asked them to do the difficult scene again. They obliged, but a later examination of daily rushes revealed that they got shot and acting perfect the first time, and take 1 was a print. more
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Referenced in Good Fences (2003) (TV) more
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For the breathtaking cinematography alone, this film is one not to be missed. It is surprising that such a simple film could have one's eyes glued to the screen for its entire duration. The father of a sharecropper family during the Great Depression in Louisiana steals food for his family in desperation and is sent to jail. The local law enforcement officers refuse to allow his wife to visit him and then, when he is sent away to a work camp, they will not disclose its name to his family. Finally, however, a sympathetic woman finds out and the eldest son goes on a journey to find his father. At the end of his travels, he meets a beautiful, kind, and learned school teacher who asks him to return in the fall to attend school. Excellent performances by all. (10 out of 10)