The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Classic Media ;, [2002?].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
074645520391

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a television movie in 1973.
General Note
Based on the novel of the same title by Ernest J. Gaines.
General Note
For specific features see interactive menu.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, James Crabe ; music, Fred Karlin.
Participants/Performers
Cicely Tyson, Barbara Chaney, Richard A. Dysart, Katherine Helmond, Michael Murphy, Odetta, Thalmus Rasulala.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally broadcast on January 31, 1974.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD ; Dolby digital.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
Winner of 9 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Special, Best Actress and Best Teleplay.
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DVD

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Barry, P., Christiansen, B., Rosenberg, R., Wynn, T. K., Korty, J., Tyson, C., Chaney, B., Dysart, R., Helmond, K., Murphy, M., Odetta., Rasulala, T., Crabe, J., Karlin, F., & Gaines, E. J. (2002). The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (Full frame.). Classic Media ;.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Philip Barry et al.. 2002. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Classic Media.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Philip Barry et al.. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Classic Media, 2002.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Barry, Philip, et al. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Full frame., Classic Media ;, 2002.

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