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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.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1979. 1 hr 40 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. Story inspired by Maya Angelou's memories of growing up in Depression-era Arkansas. Esther Rolle, Diahann...
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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.
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- Diahann Carroll
- Fielder Cook
- Drama
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.
The portrayal of the years in Arkansas present a picture of the racism of the era, including encounters (not graphically depicted) with the Ku Klux Klan along with some reflections on the state of black education in the area.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | TV Time. Drama. A young girl in the South is sent to live with her grandmother following the divorce of her parents, but is forced to confront hard truths about growing up in the process. 33 added this movie. 1 comment. +. Add to watchlist. Watch now Already seen it? Cast. Diahann Carroll. Vivian. Esther Rolle.
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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.