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starring: Cicely Tyson, Michael Murphy, Odetta, Josephine Premice, Teddy Airhartdirected by: John Korty
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303060200
Format: Color, EP, Original recording reissued, NTSC
ISBN: 630306020X
Label: United American Video
Manufacturer: United American Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: United American Video
Release Date: February 14, 1994
Running Time: 110 minutes
Sales Rank: 1653
Studio: United American Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 31, 1974
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - We have to know of History...
I could a little bit understand of Afro-American`s history through this movie. I think... they are one of real owner in United Stated Of America.If anyone know of Afro-American? Just watch this movie... Especially yello people...
Rating: - Really great movie
This is a very good movie for history buffs. I seen this when I was younger.
Rating: - All Aspiring Actors and Actresses must watch this film!
Back in the 1970s, television movies were still new but they were often excellent on par with cinematic gems like the Godfather and film classics. This film is truly a television classic which features a legendary, once-in-a lifetime performance by perhaps America's finest actress, Cicely Tyson, who earned two Emmys for this performance. She deserved to get an Academy Award if possible. She is brilliant in anything but in this film, she plays Miss Jane Pittman who recalls her lifetime at 110 years ... Read More
Rating: - OUTSTANDING FILM!
Recently I was telling someone what my top 5 favorite movies were and this one came to mind as definitely being one of them which prompted me to purchase the DVD to add to my collection. I remember watching this movie as young girl in the 70's, I was about 11 years old, and how truly moved I was by it even then at that young age. Cicely Tyson is an incredible actress who brought this character to life, even to a very impressionable 11 yr old girl! This is a memorable fictional story which had such ... Read More
Rating: - Great, classic and inspirational
The pride you feel at the end is worth the review of her pain to get there.
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