The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
24 reviews
Drama/TV Movie
1h 52m
1974
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...
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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.
- DirectorJohn Korty
- Release31 January 1974
- Genre
- Duration1h 52m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate24 reviews
- Productions
Tomorrow Entertainment
Cast

Cicely Tyson
Jane Pittman

Eric Brown
Jimmy (age 7)

Richard Dysart
Master Bryant

Joel Fluellen
Unc Isom

Will Hare
Elbert Cluveau

Katherine Helmond
Lady at House

Michael Murphy
Quentin Lerner

Odetta
Big Laura

Rod Perry
Joe Pittman

Roy Poole
Mister Robert

Thalmus Rasulala
Ned (age 42)

Carol Sutton
Vivian

Bill Walker
Elder Banks

Collin Wilcox Paxton
Mistress Bryant

Beatrice Winde
Lena

Woody Chambliss
Freedom Investigator (uncredited)

Harold Sylvester
Sam (uncredited)
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