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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
6.7 / 10• 1974• 1h 52m•NR• English
DramaTV Movie
Storyline
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 & Crew
Cicely Tyson
Jane Pittman
Lead
Eric Brown
Jimmy (age 7)
Richard Dysart
Master Bryant
Joel Fluellen
Unc Isom
Will Hare
Elbert Cluveau
Katherine Helmond
Lady at House
DH
David Hooks
Colonel Dye
EB
Elinora B. Johnson
Mary
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Korty's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
