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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

  • TV Movie
  • 19741974
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 50m
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7.8/10
2.2K
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Cicely Tyson in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
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2.2K
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    • John Korty
    • Tracy Keenan Wynn(screenplay)
    • Ernest J. Gaines(novel)
  • Stars
    • Cicely Tyson
    • Eric Brown
    • Richard Dysart
    • John Korty
    • Tracy Keenan Wynn(screenplay)
    • Ernest J. Gaines(novel)
  • Stars
    • Cicely Tyson
    • Eric Brown
    • Richard Dysart
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 39User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
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    • Won 9 Primetime Emmys

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    Cicely Tyson and Rod Perry in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)

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    Cicely Tyson
    Cicely Tyson
    • Jane Pittman
    Eric Brown
    • Jimmy - Age 7
    Richard Dysart
    Richard Dysart
    • Master Bryant
    • (as Richard A. Dysart)
    Joel Fluellen
    Joel Fluellen
    • Unc Isom
    Will Hare
    Will Hare
    • Cluveau
    Katherine Helmond
    Katherine Helmond
    • Lady at House
    David Hooks
    • Colonel Dye
    Elinora B. Johnson
    • Mary
    Warren Kenner
    • Job
    Dudley Knight
    Dudley Knight
    • Trooper Brown
    Derrick Mills
    • Little Ned
    Michael Murphy
    Michael Murphy
    • Quentin
    Valerie Odell
    • Ticey
    • (as Valeria Odell)
    Odetta
    • Big Laura
    Rod Perry
    Rod Perry
    • Joe Pittman
    Roy Poole
    Roy Poole
    • Mister Robert
    Josephine Premice
    • Mme. Gautier
    Thalmus Rasulala
    Thalmus Rasulala
    • Ned - Age 42
      • John Korty
      • Tracy Keenan Wynn(screenplay)
      • Ernest J. Gaines(novel)
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    • Trivia
      Originally shown on US TV with only one commercial break.
    • Goofs
      According to the opening credits, the movie takes place in February 1962. The reporter, Quentin, emerges from the airport and climbs into a 1963 Ford. That vehicle didn't yet exist.
    • Quotes

      Ned - Age 42: I want my children to be Black and proud of it.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 26th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1974)

    User reviews39

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    9/10
    Landmark American television Film.
    A landmark in American television film; perhaps a landmark in American film, period. Cicely Tyson heartily deserved both Emmys she won for this role, and deserved some more awards as well. This is the story of a hundred and ten year old woman, who was a former slave, and who recounts her life to a young white journalist in the year 1962. This film authentically recounts U.S. history from the the end of the Civil War, Reconstruction, the turn of the century, and up to the Civil Rights period of the 1960s. Miss Pittman's walk to the fountain is a great scene, and welled up some tears in my eyes. Fascinating throughout,a must see for all.
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    • Release date
      • January 31, 1974 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation - State Highway 75, Geismer, Louisiana, USA
    • Production company
      • Tomorrow Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 50 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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