7.5
105 min
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.
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Cicely Tyson | Rebecca Morgan | Unowned |
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Paul Winfield | Nathan Lee Morgan | Unowned |
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Kevin Hooks | David Lee Morgan | Unowned |
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Taj Mahal | Ike | Unowned |
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Janet MacLachlan | Camille Johnson | Unowned |
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Carmen Mathews | Mrs. Boatwright | Unowned |
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James Best | Sheriff Charlie Young | Unowned |
| Eric Hooks | Earl Morgan | Unowned | |
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Yvonne Jarrell | Josie Mae Morgan | Unowned |
| Sylvia Kuumba Williams | Harriet | Unowned | |
| Teddy Airhart | Mr. Perkins | Unowned | |
| Richard Durham | Perkins' Foreman | Unowned | |
| Wendell Brumfield | Deputy #1 | Unowned | |
| Al Bankston | Deputy #2 | Unowned | |
| Myrl Sharkey | Teacher | Unowned | |
| Inez Durham | Court Clerk | Unowned | |
| William T. Bennett | Judge | Unowned | |
| Thomas N. Phillips | Pastor | Unowned | |
| Carl Braser | Wagon Driver | Unowned | |
| Jerry Leggio | Guard #1 | Unowned | |
| Peter Goff | Guard #2 | Unowned | |
| Walter L. Chaney | Guard #3 | Unowned | |
| Roy Idom | Guard #4 | Unowned | |
| Randy Wilson | Convict #1 | Unowned | |
| Isaac Greggs | Convict #2 | Unowned | |
| Jackie Spears | Girl #1 | Unowned | |
| Porter Mathews | Boy #1 | Unowned | |
| Timothy Smith | Boy #2 | Unowned | |
| Spencer Bradford | Clarence | Unowned | |
| Swampy | Sounder (uncredited) | Unowned |