Released:
1974-10-17

Overview:
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.

Director:
John Korty

Runtime:
1h 52min

Genre:
Drama, TV Movie

• Cast:
• 
  Cicely Tyson
  as
  Jane Pittman
• 
  Eric Brown
  as
  Jimmy (age 7)
• 
  Richard Dysart
  as
  Master Bryant
• 
  Joel Fluellen
  as
  Unc Isom
• 
  Will Hare
  as
  Elbert Cluveau