The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman ★★★½ 1974 The history of blacks in the South is seen through the eyes of a 110-year-old former slave. From the Civil War through the Civil Rights movement, Miss Pittman relates every piece of black history, allowing the viewer to experience the injustices. Tyson is spectacular in moving, highly acclaimed drama. Received nine Emmy awards; adapted by Tracy Keenan Wynn from the novel by Ernest J. Gaines. 110m/C VHS, DVD. Cicely Tyson, Odetta, Joseph Tremice, Richard Dysart, Michael Murphy, Katherine Helmond;
Director:
John Korty;
Writer:
Tracy Keenan Wynn;
Writer:
James A. Crabe;
Cameo:
Fred Karlin. TV
