The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

6.6112 min
DramaTV Movie

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.

Movie Info

Release Date: 10/17/1974

Runtime: 112 min

Director: John Korty

Top Cast

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Jane Pittman

Eric Brown

Eric Brown

Jimmy (age 7)

Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

Master Bryant

Joel Fluellen

Joel Fluellen

Unc Isom

Will Hare

Will Hare

Elbert Cluveau

Katherine Helmond

Katherine Helmond

Lady at House

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

Quentin Lerner

Odetta

Odetta

Big Laura

Rod Perry

Rod Perry

Joe Pittman

Roy Poole

Roy Poole

Mister Robert

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