The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

112 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Jan. 31, 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.

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

112 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Jan. 31, 1974

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
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.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Tomorrow Entertainment Inc.
Original title The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Directors John Korty
Writers Ernest J. Gaines, Tracy Keenan Wynn

Cast

Cicely Tyson

as Jane Pittman

Eric Brown

as Jimmy (age 7)

Richard Dysart

as Master Bryant

Joel Fluellen

as Unc Isom

Will Hare

as Elbert Cluveau

Katherine Helmond

as Lady at House

David Hooks

as Colonel Dye

Warren Kenner

as Job

Dudley Knight

as Trooper Brown

Derrick Mills

as Little Ned (age 5)

Valeria Odell

as Ticey

Michael Murphy

as Quentin Lerner

Odetta

as Big Laura

Rod Perry

as Joe Pittman

Roy Poole

as Mister Robert

Josephine Premice

as Mme. Gautier

Thalmus Rasulala

as Ned (age 42)

Al Scott

as Ferry Captain

Dan Smith

as Ned (age 18)

Carol Sutton

as Vivian

Wilbur Swartz

as Confederate Colonel

Bill Walker

as Elder Banks

Collin Wilcox Paxton

as Mistress Bryant

Arnold Wilkerson

as Jimmy

Beatrice Winde

as Lena

Teddy Airhart

as Sheriff Guidry (uncredited)

Woody Chambliss

as Freedom Investigator (uncredited)

Barbara Chaney

as Amma Dean (uncredited)

Jerry Green

as Etienne (uncredited)

Jerry Leggio

as Carpetbagger (uncredited)

Harold Sylvester

as Sam (uncredited)

Tony Thomas

as Timmy (uncredited)

Brick Tilley

as Rebel Soldier (uncredited)