The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
1h 52m
Running Time
January 31, 1974Release Date
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
1h 52m
Running Time
January 31, 1974Release Date
Plot.
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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Eric Brown
Jimmy (age 7)
Cicely Tyson
Jane Pittman
Richard Dysart
Master Bryant
Joel Fluellen
Unc Isom
Will Hare
Cluveau
Katherine Helmond
Lady at House
David Hooks
Colonel Dye
Elinora B. Johnson
Mary
Warren Kenner
Job
Dudley Knight
Trooper Brown
Derrick Mills
Little Ned (age 5)
John Korty
Director
Valeria Odell
Ticey
Tracy Keenan Wynn
Writer
Michael Murphy
Quentin Lerner
Ernest J. Gaines
Writer
Odetta
Big Laura
Rod Perry
Joe Pittman
Robert W. Christiansen
Producer
Roy Poole
Mister Robert
Rick Rosenberg
Producer
Josephine Premice
Mme. Gautier
Fred Karlin
Composer
James Crabe
Cinematographer
Thalmus Rasulala
Ned (age 42)
Al Scott
Ferry Captain
Sidney Levin
Editor
Dan Smith
Ned (age 18)
Jack G. Roberts
CastingDirector
Carol Sutton
Vivian
Michael D. Haller
ProductionDesigner
Wilbur Swartz
Confederate Colonel
Bill Walker
Elder Banks
Collin Wilcox Paxton
Mistress Bryant
Arnold Wilkerson
Jimmy
Beatrice Winde
Lena
Teddy Airhart
Sheriff Guidry (uncredited)
Woody Chambliss
Freedom Investigator (uncredited)
Barbara Chaney
Amma Dean (uncredited)
Jerry Green
Etienne (uncredited)
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman is an American television film based on the novel of the same name by Ernest J. Gaines starring Cicely Tyson as the titular heroine. The film was broadcast on CBS on
Thursday, January 31, 1974.Directed by John Korty, the screenplay was written by Tracy Keenan Wynn and executive produced by Roger Gimbel. It stars Cicely Tyson in the lead role, as well as Michael Murphy, Richard Dysart, Katherine Helmond, and Odetta. The film was shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and was notable for its use of very realistic special effects makeup by Stan Winston and Rick Baker for the lead character, who is shown from ages 23 to 110. The film is distributed through Classic Media.