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He becomes determined upon discovering the government advised the low-tier mobster new husband to marry his ex-wife in order to disqualify her from testifying against him in the eventuality of a trial for his criminal activities. The mob follows Hacklin's actions for their own purposes.
Jan 17, 2019 · Bob Christiansen, an Emmy-winning producer on Cicely Tyson's 'The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman' who guided other high-profile telefilms starring Bette Davis, Alan Alda, James Caan and...
Robert Christiansen was an American film and television producer. Christiansen, along with his producing partner Rick Rosenberg at Chris/Rose productions, won an Emmy Award in 1974 in the category of Outstanding Special - Comedy or Drama for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (with Cicely Tyson). The program won a total of nine Primetime Emmys.
Award-winning made-for-TV drama with Cicely Tyson portraying the life of a fictional 110-year-old African-American woman. During the struggles of the civil rights movement, journalist Quentin Lerner (Michael Murphy), researching an idea for a book, travels to the deep south to interview the woman whose life began in slavery.
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- English
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- 1 hour and 50 minutes
Beginning during the racial turmoil of 1960s Louisiana, 110-year-old ex-slave Jane Pittman (Cicely Tyson) grants an interview to a persistent journalist and relates the remarkable story of her life.
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- Drama
- TV-PG
Nov 27, 2022 · Rick Rosenberg was born in Los Angeles in 1939 and was educated at Fairfax High School, Los Angeles City College and UCLA. He started working for Columbia Pictures while still attending school. He met his business partner Bob Christiansen in 1969 and formed a partnership (Chris-Rose Productions).
Feb 2, 2007 · Cicely Tyson died on January 28, 2021, at the age of 96. It reminded me that I had never seen this classic movie in which she starred, impressively playing the part of a fictional 110-year-old woman, Jane Pittman, when Tyson was in her 40’s (there was some equally impressive make-up applied for her to fulfill that role).
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