The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)

Drama
TV Movie

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.

Cast

Jane Pittman
Jimmy (age 7)
Little Ned (age 5)
Quentin Lerner
Big Laura
Joe Pittman
Mister Robert
Ned (age 42)
Ferry Captain
Ned (age 18)
Master Bryant
Confederate Colonel
Elder Banks
Mistress Bryant
Sheriff Guidry (uncredited)
Freedom Investigator (uncredited)
Amma Dean (uncredited)
Etienne (uncredited)
Carpetbagger (uncredited)
Sam (uncredited)
Timmy (uncredited)
Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
Elbert Cluveau
Lady at House
Colonel Dye
Trooper Brown

Crew

Director
Makeup Effects
Makeup Artist
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Production Design
Makeup Supervisor
Hairstylist
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Special Effects
Assistant Editor