I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)

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.

Directing:
  • Fielder Cook

Writing:
  • Leonora Thuna
  • Maya Angelou

Stars:
Release Date: 1979-04-28
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 96
Paul Benjamin
Paul Benjamin
Freeman
Esther Rolle
Esther Rolle
Momma
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
Grandmother Baxter
Roger E. Mosley
Roger E. Mosl...
Bailey, Sr.
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carro...
Vivian
Madge Sinclair
Madge Sinclai...
Miss Flowers
Art Evans
Art Evans
Principal
Tonea Stewart
Tonea Stewart
Lillie