The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974·Movie·1h 52m
Drama, TV Movie
6.7 / 10 (31 votes)
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.
- Directed by
- John Korty
- Original language
- English
- Released
- 17 October 1974
Where to Watch
Availability in the US · Subtitle and audio track data
Cast
Cicely Tyson
Jane Pittman
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
- WK
Warren Kenner
Job
- DK
Dudley Knight
Trooper Brown
- DM
Derrick Mills
Little Ned (age 5)
- VO
Valerie Odell
Ticey