The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
IMDB:
6.6
Released
10/17/1974
Duration
1h 52m
Genre
Drama, TV Movie
Country
United States of America
Cast
Cicely Tyson, Eric Brown, Richard Dysart
Overview
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. In between the chapters of her life, the present-day struggles of Blacks in Bayonne, urged on by Jimmy, are dramatized.
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
IMDB:
6.6Released
10/17/1974
Genre
Drama, TV Movie
Cast
Cicely Tyson, Eric Brown, Richard Dysart
Duration
1h 52m
Country
United States of America
Overview
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. In between the chapters of her life, the present-day struggles of Blacks in Bayonne, urged on by Jimmy, are dramatized.
Cast
Jane Pittman
Cicely Tyson
Jimmy (age 7)
Eric Brown
Master Bryant
Richard Dysart
Unc Isom
Joel Fluellen
Elbert Cluveau
Will Hare
Lady at House
Katherine Helmond
Colonel Dye
David Hooks
Mary
Elinora B. Johnson
Job
Warren Kenner
Trooper Brown
Dudley Knight
Little Ned (age 5)
Derrick Mills
Ticey
