The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974-01-31
112
Released

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.



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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 Helmo

Lady at House

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