The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman
Brief Synopsis
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Winner of nine Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama of the 1973-74 season, this was one of the most acclaimed TV movies ever, highlighted by Cicely Tyson's Emmy-winning performance as the (fictional) woman who was born into slavery in the 1850s and lived to see the Civil Rights movement a centur
Cast & Crew
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John Korty
Director
Cicely Tyson
Jane Pittman
Odetta
Big Laura
Josephine Premice
Madame Gautier
Ted Airhart
Sheriff Guidry
Sidney Arroyo
Tee-Bob
Film Details
Also Known As
Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1974
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; CFI Hollywood
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Winner of nine Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama of the 1973-74 season, this was one of the most acclaimed TV movies ever, highlighted by Cicely Tyson's Emmy-winning performance as the (fictional) woman who was born into slavery in the 1850s and lived to see the Civil Rights movement a century later. Director John Korty and writer Tracy Keenan Wynn also received Emmy Awards. Additionally, they won the Directors Guild of America and Writers Guild of America awards, respectively, and the film was given the prestigious Christopher Award.
Director
John Korty
Director
Cast
Cicely Tyson
Jane Pittman
Odetta
Big Laura
Josephine Premice
Madame Gautier
Ted Airhart
Sheriff Guidry
Sidney Arroyo
Tee-Bob
Eric Brown
Jimmy--Age 7
Woodrow Chambliss
Freedom Investigator
Barbara Chaney
Amma Dean
Noel Cravenze
Long-Haired Boy
Richard Dysart
Master Bryant
Joel Fluellen
"Unc" Isom
Jerome Green
Etienne
James Goodman
Mr Clyde
Will Hare
Elbert Cluveau
David Hooks
Colonel Dye
Elinora B Johnson
Mary
Dudley Knight
Trooper Brown
Derrick Mills
Little Ned--Age 5
Michael Murphy
Quentin Lerner
Valerie Odell
Ticey--Young Jane
Rod Perry
Joe Pittman
Roy Poole
Master Robert
Thalmus Rasulala
Ned
Dean Smith
Ned--Age 15
Carol Sutton
Vivian
Tony Thomas
Timmy
Alana Villavaso
Mary Agnes
Bill Walker
Elder Banks
Collin Wilcox-horne
Mistress Bryant
Arnold Wilkerson
Jimmy
Beatrice Winde
Lena
Katherine Helmond
Lady At House
Warren Kenner
Job
Al Scott
Ferry Captain
Wilbur Swartz
Confederate Colonel
Collin Wilcox Paxton
Crew
Joan Arnold
Other
Rick Baker
Makeup
Barbara Carleton
Assistant
Robert W Christiansen
Producer
James A. Crabe
Director Of Photography
Sudy Dostal
Researcher
Terry Frazee
Special Effects
Ernest J Gaines
Source Material (From Novel)
Roger Gimbel
Executive In Charge Of Production
Lynda Gurasich
Hair Stylist
Michael Haller
Production Designer
Norman Harris
Gaffer
Tommie Hawkins
Property Master
Fred Karlin
Music
Joyce King
Script Supervisor
Michael Klein
Assistant Editor
Charles Knight
Sound Department
Sidney Levin
Editor
Jim Pergola
Camera Operator
Jack G Roberts
Casting
Ric Rondell
Assistant Director
Rick Rosenberg
Producer
Albert J. Salzer
Other
Bernie Schwartz
Key Grip
Sandra Stewart
Costumes
Ted Swanson
Unit Production Manager
Bruce Walkup
Costumes
Marvin Westmore
Makeup Artist
Stan Winston
Makeup Supervisor
Stan Winston
Makeup
Tracy Keenan Wynn
Screenwriter
Film Details
Also Known As
Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1974
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; CFI Hollywood
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States April 1988
Aired in United States January 31, 1974
