The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)

1974-01-31 United States of America 112 Min. PG-13
6.417 24 votes

Overview

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

Cicely Tyson is Jane Pittman
Jane Pittman
Eric Brown is Jimmy (age 7)
Jimmy (age 7)
Richard Dysart is Master Bryant
Master Bryant
Joel Fluellen is Unc Isom
Unc Isom
Will Hare is Elbert Cluveau
Elbert Cluveau
Katherine Helmond is Lady at House
Lady at House
David Hooks is Colonel Dye
Colonel Dye
Elinora B. Johnson is Mary
Mary
Warren Kenner is Job
Job
Dudley Knight is Trooper Brown
Trooper Brown
Derrick Mills is Little Ned (age 5)
Little Ned (age 5)
Valeria Odell is Ticey
Ticey

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