The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
1974 · 1h 52m · Drama, TV Movie
Genres: Drama, TV Movie
In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist arrives to interview Jane Pittman, who has just turned 110. She tells him her story dating back to her earliest memories before slavery ended.
Director: John Korty
Writers: Ernest J. Gaines, Tracy Keenan Wynn
Music by: Fred Karlin
Cinematography: James Crabe
Editor: Sidney Levin
Cast
Cicely Tyson as Jane PittmanEric Brown as Jimmy (age 7)Richard Dysart as Master BryantJoel Fluellen as Unc IsomWill Hare as Elbert CluveauKatherine Helmond as Lady at HouseDavid Hooks as Colonel DyeElinora B. Johnson as MaryWarren Kenner as JobDudley Knight as Trooper BrownDerrick Mills as Little Ned (age 5)Valerie Odell as TiceyMore like this
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