mr. simms died in roll of thunder hear my cry.
mr. simms died in roll of thunder hear my cry.
who dies in roll of thunder hear my cry?
mr. simms
mrs. barnett survives the burglary, but mr. barnett dies. the sheriff arrests t.j. and cassie realizes that papa set the fire to save t.j. stacey asks what t.j.'s fate will be. papa replies that he will be convicted of mr. barnett's murder and may be executed. cassie, overwhelmed by the news, silently goes to bed. although cassie never liked t.j., she cries for him and the land.









































section::::film adaptation.









































the book was made into a same-named made-for-tv film in 1978, starring morgan freeman in an earlier role ("uncle hammer") and used music composed by fred karlin.









































section::::external links.
roll of thunder, hear my cry
roll of thunder, hear my cry (film)









































roll of thunder, hear my cry is a 1978 american television film directed by jack smight and starring claudia mcneil, janet maclachlan and morgan freeman. it is based on mildred d. taylor's newbery award-winning novel of the same name. the film was nominated for two primetime emmy awards.









































section::::cast.









































bullet::::- claudia mcneil as big ma









































bullet::::- janet maclachlan as mary logan









































bullet::::- robert christian as david logan









































bullet::::- larry b. scott as t.j.









































bullet::::- roy poole as granger









































bullet::::- rockne tarkington as morrison









































bullet::::- john cullum as mr. jamison
roll of thunder, hear my cry (film)