Film · TMDB
7.5The 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.
Released: 1972-09-24105 minDir: Martin RittDrama
Cast
- Cicely Tyson as Rebecca Morgan
- Paul Winfield as Nathan Lee Morgan
- Kevin Hooks as David Lee Morgan
- Taj Mahal as Ike
- Janet MacLachlan as Camille Johnson
- Carmen Mathews as Mrs. Boatwright
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.5/10
4,911 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
80/100
- Rated
- G
- Awards
- Nominated for 4 Oscars. 5 wins & 12 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1972
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Martin Ritt
- Screenwriter
- Lonne Elder III
- Cast member
- Carmen Mathews
- Composer
Gallery (3)
Connections
Categories
1970s coming-of-age drama films1972 American films1972 children's films1972 drama films1972 English-language films1972 films20th Century Fox filmsAfrican-American drama filmsAfrican-American filmsAmerican coming-of-age drama filmsAmerican historical drama filmsEnglish-language historical drama films