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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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1h 36m

Biography, Drama

April 28th, 1979

7.1/10

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Synopsis

Based on writer Maya Angelou's eloquent reminiscences of her days as a gifted youngster growing up in the South during the Depression years where she and her older brother were raised by their grandmother after the divorce of their parents.

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Cast

Paul Benjamin
Freeman
Diahann Carroll
Vivian
Ruby Dee
Grandmother Baxter
Roger E. Mosley
Bailey Sr.
Esther Rolle
Momma
Madge Sinclair
Miss Flowers
Constance Good
Maya
John Driver
Bailey Jr.
Sonny Jim Gaines
Uncle Willie
Art Evans
Principal
Full cast & crew

Directors

Fielder Cook
Full cast & crew

Producers

Jean Moore Edwards
producer
Thomas W. Moore
executive producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Maya Angelou
book
Maya Angelou
(teleplay) and
Leonora Thuna
teleplay
Full cast & crew

Keywords

voice over narration
violence
racism
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

April 28th, 1979 (United States of America)
April 28th, 1979 (United States of America) (CBS TV)

Alternative Titles

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (original title)
Miksi häkkilintu laulaa (Finland)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Japan) (Japanese title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Mississippi, USA

Running Times

96 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Tomorrow Entertainment

Distribution Companies

Avid Home Entertainment (United States of America)
Artisan Home Entertainment (United States of America)
Live Home Video (United States of America)
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