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  1. See Full Cast & Crew. Find out how to watch I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Stream I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, watch trailers, see the cast, and more at TV Guide.

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  2. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is an American television film based on the autobiography of the same name by Maya Angelou, first aired April 28, 1979, on CBS. Angelou and Leonora Thuna wrote the screenplay, and the movie was directed by Fielder Cook. Constance Good played the young Maya Angelou.

    • Biography Drama
  3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings follows Marguerite's (called "My" or "Maya" by her brother) life from the age of three to seventeen and the struggles she faces—particularly with racism and self-affirmation—in the Southern United States.

  4. Set in the 1930s, I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS begins as two black children are sent to live with their stoic but caring grandmother in Arkansas. Maya and her brother witness firsthand the horrors of racism.

    • Diahann Carroll, Paul Benjamin, Ruby Dee
    • Barry Cook
    • Artisan Entertainment
  5. Jun 20, 2019 · A moving portrait of a childhood in the midst of the Jim Crow laws, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings reveals the upbringing of a remarkable American woman. A courageous glimpse into Angelou’s life, this first memoir of hers is poetic and powerful, and the ultimate portrayal of triumph in the face of adversity.

  6. 1 hr 40 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Story inspired by Maya Angelou's memories of growing up in Depression-era Arkansas. Esther Rolle, Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee, Constance Good ...

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  8. Watchlist. NEW. This film adaptation of Maya Angelou's autobiography focuses on the author's extremely difficult youth. Young Maya (Constance Good) lives at her grandmother's in Arkansas. Life is...

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