The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)

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Audience Score
63
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NR 1 hr 52 minJan 31st, 1974Drama, TV Movie
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 presentday struggles of Blacks in Bayonne urged on by Jimmy are dramatized
StarringCicely TysonEric BrownRichard Dysart
DirectorJohn Korty

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 31st, 1974
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 12th, 2002 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Tomorrow Entertainment
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