

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
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.
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- English
- based on novel or book
- southern usa
- slavery
- plantation
- interracial relationship
- racism
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United StatesUS
- TVCBS31 Jan 1974
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical17 Oct 1974
JapanJP
- Theatrical19 Dec 1976
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman was released on 17 October 1974.
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CinemaSerf
9/27/2026
I'm usually quite sceptical when it comes to television movies about history. They often spend way too much time on the costumes and ensuring the cameras get everywhere all at once and sacrifice the writing and the acting in the process. That cannot be said of the really characterful effort from Cicely Tyson in the title role here. She's managed to reach the ripe old age of 110 and has agreed to give an interview to …
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