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Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman   1974     3 and a half stars  User Rating      TV, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Korty  
Cast: Cicely Tyson, Barbara Chaney, Richard Dysart, David Hooks, Michael Murphy, Odetta, Thalmus Rasulala, Josephine Premice, Teddy Airhart, Ted Arroyo, Will Hare, Katherine Helmond, Thalmus Rasulala, Valerie Odell, Arnold Wilkerson

  This historical drama is based on the story of fictional 110-year-old ex-slave Jane Pittman (Cicely Tyson) who reminisces about her experiences from the American Civil War until the 1960s' Civil Rights Movement. Shown through flashbacks, the story begins when the Civil War ends, and young Jane escapes from the KKK. As a newly freed woman, she fights to overcome adversity–even enduring the murder of her husband by racists in the North. Finally, she takes a positive position in the Civil Rights Movement. This television movie won nine Emmy Awards, including Best Actress (Tyson), Director, and Screenplay.    1 User Review




User Review
One of the Best Actresses of Our TimeCindy Lee 04/18/2010 
  The acting talent of Ms Cicely Tison in this movie can't even be measured. She is phenominal and the story powerful. The cinematography wasn't the greatest but it didn't matter............all you really needed was ears to hear her speak.............listen to her story.......capture every word which came out of her mouth. Every time I see it, especially her walk to the fountain I am moved beyond words............I literally have to hold my chest.


Cast
Cicely Tyson Jane Pittman
Barbara Chaney Amma Dean
Richard Dysart Master Bryant
David Hooks Colonel Dye
Michael Murphy Quentin Lerner
Odetta Big Laura
Thalmus Rasulala Ned
Josephine Premice Mme. Gautier
Teddy Airhart Sheriff Guidry
Ted Arroyo Tee-Bob
Will Hare Elbert Cluveau
Katherine Helmond Lady at House
Thalmus Rasulala Ned
Valerie Odell Ticey
Arnold Wilkerson Jimmy
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