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Director:

John Korty

Writers:

Ernest J. Gaines (novel)
Tracy Keenan Wynn (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

31 January 1974 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

Story of a black woman in the South who was born into slavery in the 1850s and lives to become a part of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

Won 8 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 4 nominations more

User Comments:

AWESOME! Just simply A W E S O M E !!!!!!!!! more (26 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Cicely Tyson ... Jane Pittman
Eric Brown ... Jimmy - Age 7
Arnold Wilkerson ... Jimmy
Richard Dysart ... Master Bryant (as Richard A. Dysart)
Joel Fluellen ... Unc Isom
Will Hare ... Elbert 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

Michael Murphy ... Quentin Lerner
Odetta ... Big Laura
Rod Perry ... Joe Pittman
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Additional Details

Runtime:

120 min | USA:112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Portugal:M/6


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Originally shown on US TV with only one commercial break. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995) more


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AWESOME! Just simply A W E S O M E !!!!!!!!!, 17 September 2005
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Author: elskootero (elskootero@hotmail.com) from Fayetteville, Pennsylvania

AWESME! This film is a classic in the most deserved sense of the word. Cecily Tyson's acting is no less than Emmy-Award caliber, and she should have gotten TWO for this performance. The story flows like the Mississippi, slow and deliberate, and carries you willingly along, it is THAT Powerful. I never noticed when it first ran on TV that there had been only one commercial during it's telecast, but the story is so riveting and encompassing that there shouldn't have been ANY! Get the DVD as soon as you can; if you've never seen it, you'll be awed as well. If you have, you'll enjoy it all over again each time you view it! AWESOME !!!!!!!

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