1974· 112 min
Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, The
Drama
6.6 / 10TMDB Score
Summary
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.
Director: John Korty
Cast: Cicely Tyson, Eric Brown, Richard Dysart, Joel Fluellen, Will Hare
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