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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

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.

1974 |1h 52m |  Drama, TV Movie

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Cast

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Cicely Tyson

Jane Pittman

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Eric Brown

Jimmy (age 7)

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Richard Dysart

Master Bryant

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Joel Fluellen

Unc Isom

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Will Hare

Elbert Cluveau

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Katherine Helmond

Lady at House

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Michael Murphy

Quentin Lerner

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Odetta

Big Laura

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Rod Perry

Joe Pittman

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Roy Poole

Mister Robert

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Thalmus Rasulala

Ned (age 42)

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Carol Sutton

Vivian

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Bill Walker

Elder Banks

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Collin Wilcox Paxton

Mistress Bryant

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Beatrice Winde

Lena

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Woody Chambliss

Freedom Investigator (uncredited)

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Harold Sylvester

Sam (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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