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The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman [videorecording] / produced by Robert W. Christiansen, Rick Rosenberg ; written by Tracy Keenan Wynn ; directed by John Korty.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmPublisher number: L2D 58953 | Sony WonderPublication details: [S.l.] : Classic Media, Inc. ; New York, NY : Sony Wonder, [2005]Edition: Full screen 30th anniversary special edDescription: 2 videodiscs (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0738930938
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 22
  • 791.457 AUT
Production credits:
  • Cinematographer, James Crabe ; music, Fred Karlin.
Awards:
  • Winner of 9 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Special, Best Actress and Best Teleplay
Cicely Tyson, Barbara Chaney, Richard Dysart, Katherine Helmond, Michael Murphy, Odetta, Thalmus Rasulala.Summary: The history of blacks in the South as seen through the eyes of a 110-year-old former slave. Based on the novel by Ernest J. Gaines.
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DVD Wasatch County Library Audio Visual Area Movies DVD Aut (Browse shelf(Opens below)) .CIRCNOTE. 2 discs Available 34301000648297
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DVD; region 1, Dolby digital.

Closed-captioned.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Originally produced as a television movie in 1973.

Based on the novel of the same title by Ernest J. Gaines.

Cinematographer, James Crabe ; music, Fred Karlin.

Cicely Tyson, Barbara Chaney, Richard Dysart, Katherine Helmond, Michael Murphy, Odetta, Thalmus Rasulala.

The history of blacks in the South as seen through the eyes of a 110-year-old former slave. Based on the novel by Ernest J. Gaines.

Winner of 9 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Special, Best Actress and Best Teleplay

Special features: "The Making of the Autobiography of Ms. Jane Pittman" documentary - behind the scenes footage; new interviews with Ernest J. Gaines, Odetta, director John Korty, producers Rick Rosenberg and Bob Christiansen and more; "The Writing of the Autobiography of Ms. Jane Pittman" documentary - Ernest J. Gaines gives an in-depth look at the people and places that inspired his award-winning novel; "Oral Story Telling Tradition" documentary - scholars explain the important of oral story-telling; Best Picture and Best Actress Emmy clips; Digitally remastered.

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