The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman / produced by Robert W. Christiansen and Rick Rosenberg ; screenplay by Tracy Keenan Wynn ; directed by John Korty.
Miss Jane Pittman is celebrating her 110th birthday. As the civil rights movement heats up, Miss Jane, a former slave, recounts her memories of the black experience from picking potatoes on a southern plantation to fetching water for soldiers in the Civil War to her views on the current and turbulen...
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| Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Distributed by VCI Entertainment,
2002.
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
Miss Jane Pittman is celebrating her 110th birthday. As the civil rights movement heats up, Miss Jane, a former slave, recounts her memories of the black experience from picking potatoes on a southern plantation to fetching water for soldiers in the Civil War to her views on the current and turbulent equal rights movement. |
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| Note: | Based on the novel of the same title by Ernest J. Gaines. Originally produced as a television movie in 1973. For specific features see interactive menu. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | AJ5 D0017065 VideoDVD |
| ISBN: | 1557394423 9781557394422 |
| Credits: | Director of photography, James Crabe ; music, Fred Karlin. |
| System Details: | DVD format. |
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Cicely Tyson, Barbara Chaney, Richard A. Dysart, Katherine Helmond, Michael Murphy, Odetta, Thalmus Rasulala. |