The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
(DVD)

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Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing Basement
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Television film based on the novel by Ernest J. Gaines.
General Note
Special features of this DVD: Cicely Tyson acceptance of the Lifetime Achievement Award 2001 at the National Theatre Festival ; video footage of Cicely Tyson at the first National Black Theatre Festival in 1989 ; trailers ; biographies ; chapter search.
General Note
Originally released as a television movie in 1973.
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.
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.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Korty, J., Tyson, C., Chaney, B., Dysart, R., Helmond, K., Murphy, M., Odetta, 1., Rasulala, T., & Gaines, E. J. (2002). The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman . VCI Entertainment.

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

John, Korty et al.. 2002. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. VCI Entertainment.

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

John, Korty et al.. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman VCI Entertainment, 2002.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Korty, John,, et al. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman VCI Entertainment, 2002.

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