DramaTV Movie
Watch I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) Official Trailer
4.3 / 10 IMDb April 28, 1979 1h 36m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 36m
Release Date
April 28, 1979
Genre
Drama, TV Movie
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
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Cast
Paul Benjamin
as Freeman
Diahann Carroll
as Vivian
Ruby Dee
as Grandmother Baxter
Roger E. Mosley
as Bailey, Sr.
Esther Rolle
as Momma
Madge Sinclair
as Miss Flowers
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Sonny Jim Gaines
as Uncle Willie
Art Evans
as Principal
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Constance Good
as Maya
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John M. Driver II
as Bailey, Jr.
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Georgia Allen
as Mrs. Gurney
J. Don Ferguson
as Mr. Donleavy
Tonea Stewart
as Lillie
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Monica Kyles
as Julie
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Rick Salassi
as Parmenian
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Lewis Liddell
as Tommy
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Sammy Liddell
as Ira
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Sylvester Spann
as Tutti
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Shaunery Stevens
as Policeman
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Hosie Phillips
as Preacher
Production Companies
Tomorrow Entertainment
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