03181cgm a2200661 i 4500 662416653 TxAuBib 20230221120000.0 d 050125s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780738930930 0738930938 074645895390 L2D 58953 Sony Wonder (OCoLC)57490940 TxAuBib rda The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman / produced by Robert W. Christiansen, Rick Rosenberg ; written by Tracy Keenan Wynn ; directed by John Korty. Thirtieth anniversary special edition. New York, NY : Sony Wonder, [2005] 2 videodiscs (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. tdi rdacontent v rdamedia vd rdacarrier Originally produced as a television movie in 1973. Based on the novel of the same title by Ernest J. Gaines. 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. Donated by the Shields Finney family. 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. DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby digital. 20230221. Closed-captioned. Winner of 9 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Special, Best Actress and Best Teleplay. African American women Louisiana Drama. Older women Louisiana Drama. African Americans Drama. Slavery United States Drama. Civil rights movements Southern States Drama. Made-for-TV movies. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Christiansen, Bob, (Robert W.) Rosenberg, Rick. Wynn, Tracy Keenan. Korty, John. Tyson, Cicely. Chaney, Barbara. Dysart, Richard. Helmond, Katherine. Murphy, Michael, 1938- Odetta, 1930-2008. Rasulala, Thalmus, 1939-1991. Crabe, James. Karlin, Fred. GAINES, ERNEST J. Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Classic Media, Inc. Sony Wonder (Firm).