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.
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DIRECTOR
Martin Ritt
SCREENPLAY
Lonne Elder III
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
John A. Alonzo
EDITOR
Sidney Levin
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Taj Mahal
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Walter Scott Herndon
PRODUCER
Robert B. Radnitz
ADDITIONAL EDITING
Michael A. Hoey
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
Peter Wooley
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Don Guest
BOOM OPERATOR
Dennis Jones
Robert Rogow
CASTING
Joe Scully
CONSTRUCTION COORDINATOR
Robert Krume
NOVEL
William H. Armstrong
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Don Guest
PROPERTY MASTER
Louis Donelan
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Charles Washburn
SOUND
Jerry Rosenthal
SOUND MIXER
Tom Overton
STUNTS
Jerry Brutsche
WARDROBE COORDINATOR
Nedra Rosemond-Watt
Academy Awards
1973Nominee: Best Actress
Nominee: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Nominee: Best Actor
Nominee: Best Picture
National Board Of Review: Top Ten Films
1972Winner: National Board Of Review: Top Ten Films