The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
by John Korty

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Actor: Arnold Wilkerson, Cicely Tyson, Eric Brown, Joel Fluellen, Richard Dysart
Director: John Korty
Brand: TYSON,CICELY
Cinematographer: James Crabe
Editor: Sidney Levin
Producer: Philip Barry Jr.
Producer: Rick Rosenberg
Producer: Robert W. Christiansen
Writer: Ernest J. Gaines
Writer: Tracy Keenan Wynn
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 112 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-11
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Classic Media

DVD Reviews of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

DVD Review: After all these years it STILL stays with me....
Summary: 5 Stars

My history teacher in high school gave us extra credit to watch this when it first came on TV. Now this was in the Deep South in the mid 70s. We were well on our way to integration but still working on it. As a white guy, this movie showed me things I had never thought about. Very moving and thought-provoking. The performance of Ms. Tyson is magnificent! I have never forgotten this show and I have to say I became a better person for having seen it. Now how many movies have done that for me? Few.

DVD Review: Jane Pittman
Summary: 5 Stars

This story is as told by Cicely Tyson who plays Miss. Jane. This movie starts out with Tycie, who later changes her name to Jane because of a soldier who told her Tycie sounded like a slave's name. This begins a story in the 1850's to the civil rights movement in the 1960's. Told by Jane at the age of 110 years old (played by Tyson). Following her life as a child slave, to where Jane gets married and is a free woman. Cicely Tyson is at her best in this movie. This movie will touch your heart. I highly recommend this movie to anyone. Thanks for finally putting this on DVD.

DVD Review: Defective Product
Summary: 4 Stars

The disc that I ordered is defective. Pleae provide procedures for a refund or exchange asap. Thank you.

DVD Review: Best movie I have ever view
Summary: 5 Stars

This movie is special. I find the movie educational funny and sad
Its great

DVD Review: I'm a 16yo girl and I say the old lady is cool
Summary: 5 Stars

K. So, the movie was actually pretty cool. It was one of those movies where the person is tellin a story about their life & while they're tellin you, it actually shows you what happens instead of having to try & picture it yourself. The old lady was funny too which made it fun to watch. I really liked how all the actors were really good ones. I would recommend this movie to anyone & everyone. It's a REALLY good movie about slavery & how blacks were treated & I almost cried twice. WATCH THE MOVIE, HOMIES! The old lady is pretty cool. She did something really awesome at the end that made me say "Oh snap!". Oh, & she lived to be 110! :D

Description of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

Story of a black woman in the south who was born to slvery in the 1850s & lives to become a part of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 01/11/2005 Starring: Cicely Tyson Run time: 150 minutes

This 1973 television movie about 110 years of American history as seen through the eyes of a black woman from Louisiana (Cicely Tyson) is a terrific achievement, a window onto racism from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement. Tyson gives a career performance as the title character, whose personal life is inextricably woven into the fabric of the African American struggle for equality. A mixture of the sentimental and the unflinching, this is the kind of educational experience that fully engages a viewer. --Tom Keogh

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