TY - ADVS AU - Christiansen,Robert AU - Rosenberg,Rick AU - Wynn,Tracy Keenan AU - Korty,John AU - Tyson,Cicely AU - Chaney,Barbara AU - Dysart,Richard AU - Helmond,Katherine AU - Murphy,Michael AU - Odetta, AU - Rasulala,Thalmus AU - Crabe,James AU - Karlin,Fred AU - Gaines,Ernest J. ED - Classic Media, Inc. ED - Sony Wonder (Firm) TI - The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman SN - 0738930938 AV - DVD PS 3557 .A355 A85 2004 PY - 2005///] CY - [S.l.], New York, NY PB - Classic Media, Inc., Sony Wonder KW - African American women KW - Louisiana KW - Drama KW - Older women KW - African Americans KW - Slavery KW - United States KW - Civil rights movements KW - Southern States KW - Video recordings for hard of hearing people KW - Made-for-TV movies N1 - 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; Cinematographer, James Crabe ; music, Fred Karlin; Cicely Tyson, Barbara Chaney, Richard Dysart, Katherine Helmond, Michael Murphy, Odetta, Thalmus Rasulala; MPAA rating: Not rated N2 - 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 ER -