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| Cicely Tyson | ... | Jane Pittman | |
| Eric Brown | ... | Jimmy Age 7 | |
| Richard Dysart | ... | Master Bryant (as Richard A. Dysart) | |
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Joel Fluellen | ... | Unc Isom |
| Will Hare | ... | Elbert Cluveau | |
| Katherine Helmond | ... | Lady at House | |
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David Hooks | ... | Colonel Dye |
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Elinora B. Johnson | ... | Mary |
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Warren Kenner | ... | Job |
| Dudley Knight | ... | Trooper Brown | |
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Derrick Mills | ... | Little Ned at age 5 |
| Michael Murphy | ... | Quentin Lerner | |
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Valerie Odell | ... | Ticey (as Valeria Odell) |
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Odetta | ... | Big Laura |
| Rod Perry | ... | Joe Pittman | |
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Beginning during the racial turmoil of 1960s Louisiana, 110-year-old ex-slave Jane Pittman grants an interview to a persistent journalist and relates the remarkable story of her life. Orphaned early, she toils on a plantation until a chance meeting with a white Union soldier named Brown changes her outlook. Jane's emancipation marks only the beginning of an arduous and heartbreaking odyssey, framed by the horrors of slavery and the justice of the civil rights movement. Written by Jwelch5742
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31 January 1974 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman See more »Filming Locations:
Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation - State Highway 75, Geismer, Louisiana, USA See more »Company Credits
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As I saw the movie, I thought of the song "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen" This woman lived through several wars, a husband killed by his own horse, to the civil right era. She was a paragon of strength and vitality, even when she approached 110 years of age. A vitality that some of us younger ones around 17 to 30 years old don't seem to have. Excellent cast. Wonderful makeup job on Cicely Tyson. Good script (although it strayed a bit from the book). I would highly recommend that whoever gets the movie, holds off on viewing it until reading the book, then they can appreciate the feel and the power Miss Tyson contributed to this role. Bravo, Miss Tyson. And Kudos to Ernest Gaines for his book and John Korty for his directorial prowess.