Part 2, Sounder

Part 2, Sounder is a 1976 American drama film directed by William A. Graham.^[2] It is the sequel to the 1972 Oscar-nominated film Sounder, which in turn is based on William H. Armstrong's Newbery Award-winning novel of the same name.^[3]

Part 2, Sounder
Directed by	William A. Graham
Screenplay by	Lonne Elder III
Based on	Sounder by William H. Armstrong
Produced by	Terry D. Nelson Robert B. Radnitz (uncredited)
Starring	Harold Sylvester Ebony Wright Taj Mahal Annazette Chase Darryl Young
Cinematography	Urs Furrer
Edited by	Sidney Levin
Music by	Taj Mahal[1]
Production company	Radnitz/Mattel Productions
Release date	October 13, 1976 (1976-10-13)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Although Lonne Elder III and Robert B. Radnitz returned as screenwriter and producer respectively, neither Martin Ritt nor any of the cast members from the first film participated in the sequel, with the exception of Ted Airhart who reprised his role as Mr. Perkins and Taj Mahal, who reprised his role as Ike and returned as composer.^[1][4] According to Bob McCann, the film was "barely released."^[5]

Plot

Cast

• Harold Sylvester as Nathan Lee Morgan
• Ebony Wright as Rebecca Morgan
• Taj Mahal as Ike Phillips
• Darryl Young as David Lee Morgan
• Erica Young as Josie Mae
• Ted Airhart as Mr. Perkins
• Annazette Chase as Camille Johnson

Reception

Roger Ebert gave the film two stars.^[6] Richard Eder, reviewing the film for The New York Times, called it "unrelievedly didactic" and "a depressed kind of film, with a lot of gloominess and teeth-gritting".^[1]