The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)

1974 · Short film · 28 min · dir. John Korty

• Drama
• TV Movie

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Synopsis

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.

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Details

Director

John Korty

Writer

Ernest J. Gaines

Composer

Fred Karlin

Cinematography

James Crabe

Studio

Tomorrow Entertainment

Released

1974-10-17

Awards

Won 9 Primetime Emmys. 11 wins & 6 nominations total

Running time

28 minutes

Cast & crew

• John Korty Director
• Cicely Tyson
• Eric Brown
• Richard Dysart
• Joel Fluellen
• Will Hare
• Katherine Helmond
• DDavid Hooks
• EElinora B. Johnson

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