The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

Released Date

January 31, 1974

Distributor

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Genre

Drama

Cast

Cicely Tyson, Katherine Helmond, Eric Brown, Richard Dysart

1924-2021

Cicely Tyson

as Jane Pittman

1928-2019

Katherine Helmond

as Lady at House

Eric Brown

as Jimmy Age 7

1929-2015

Richard Dysart

as Master Bryant

About The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

About

Television film set during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. The story is centered around a former slave who is celebrating her 110th birthday.

The film was based on the novel of the same name by Ernest J. Gaines.