DVD
The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Record details
- ISBN: 0738924679
- ISBN: 0738930938 (30th anniversary ed. : 2-discs : 2004)
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Physical Description:
videodisc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition: Full frame.
- Publisher: [S.l.] : Classic Media, [2002?]
- Distributor: New York : Manufactured and distributed by Sony Wonder
- Copyright: ©1973
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Reissued in 2004 30th anniversary ed. in 2-disc format: Disc 1. Feature (110 min.) -- Disc 2. Special features (40 min.)Based on the novel of the same title by Ernest J. Gaines.Originally produced as a television movie in 1973.Special features (2004 anniversary ed.): Disc 2 (40 min.) :"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.For specific features see interactive menu.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Director of photography, James Crabe ; music, Fred Karlin.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Cicely Tyson, Barbara Chaney, Richard A. Dysart, Katherine Helmond, Michael Murphy, Odetta, Thalmus Rasulala.
- Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
- Originally broadcast on January 31, 1974.
- System Details Note:
- DVD ; Dolby digital.
- Language Note:
- Close-captioned.
- Awards Note:
- Winner of 9 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Special, Best Actress and Best Teleplay.
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Available copies
- 12 of 12 copies available at Westchester Library System. (Show)
- 0 of 0 copies available at Town of Pelham Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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