The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (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 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.
Released: Jan 31, 1974
Runtime: 112 minutes
Stars: Cicely Tyson, Eric Brown, Richard Dysart, Joel Fluellen, Will Hare, Katherine Helmond
Crew: Ernest J. Gaines (Novel), John Korty (Director), Tracy Keenan Wynn (Screenplay), Nathan Haggard (Second Assistant Director), Charles T. Knight (Sound), Stan Winston (Makeup Supervisor)
