The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)

01/31/1974 (US) • 1h 52m

Drama, TV Movie

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Cicely Tyson

Jane Pittman

Eric Brown

Jimmy (age 7)

Richard Dysart

Master Bryant

Will Hare

Elbert Cluveau

Katherine Helmond

Lady at House

David Hooks

Colonel Dye


Recommendations

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

66%

She's So Lovely

58%

The Air Up There

61%

Karate Kid: Legends

71%

Parasite

85%

Holidate

70%

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

84%

Grease

74%

Joker

81%

Zombieland

73%

Suicide Squad

59%

La La Land

79%

Rear Window

83%

Deadpool

76%

Get Out

76%

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

76%

Wonder Woman 1984

64%

Oppenheimer

81%

The Silence of the Lambs

83%

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

70%

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

based on novel or book

southern usa

slavery

plantation

interracial relationship

racism

© All Rights Reserved 2025