The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
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.
- Released
- 1974-10-17
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Tracy Keenan Wynn, John Korty
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 31 votes
Cast
- Cicely Tyson as Jane Pittman
- Eric Brown as Jimmy (age 7)
- Richard Dysart as Master Bryant
- Joel Fluellen as Unc Isom
- Will Hare as Elbert Cluveau
- Katherine Helmond as Lady at House
- David Hooks as Colonel Dye
- Elinora B. Johnson as Mary
- Warren Kenner as Job
- Dudley Knight as Trooper Brown
- Derrick Mills as Little Ned (age 5)
- Valerie Odell as Ticey