Edition |
Fullscreen. |
Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Based on the book by William H. Armstrong. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Rodney Charters ; editor, Richard Nord ; original music, Lee Holdridge. |
Cast |
Carl Lumbly, Suzzanne Douglass, Daniel Lee Robertson III, Peter MacNeill, Bill Lake, Paul Winfield, Marcus Johnson, Ashley Archer, Joshua Watkis. |
Summary |
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 is 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. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: TV-PG. |
Form |
Also issued on VHS. |
System Details |
DVD, Dolby, Region 1, NTSC. |
Language |
Closed-captioned. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Adventure and adventurers -- Drama.
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Coming of age -- Drama.
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Travel with dogs -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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Added Author |
George, Clara.
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Hooks, Kevin, 1958-
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Cain, Bill.
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Lumbly, Carl.
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Douglass, Suzzanne, 1957-
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Robertson, Daniel Lee, III.
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MacNeill, Peter.
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Lake, Bill.
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Winfield, Paul.
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Johnson, Marcus.
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Archer, Ashley (Actress)
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Watkis, Joshua.
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Chartes, Rodney, 1948-
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Nord, Richard.
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Holdridge, Lee, 1944-
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Armstrong, William H. (William Howard), 1914-1999
Sounder.
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Jaffe/Braunstein Films Ltd.
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Rock Creek Entertainment (Firm)
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Touchstone Television.
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Note |
At head of title on disc surface: Disney presents |
ISBN |
0788846620 |
Standard No. |
786936221749 |
Music No. |
31145 Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
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