I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)

★ 4.0 1h 36m IMDb
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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.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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Cast

Paul Benjamin
Paul Benjamin as Freeman Died 2019 · Pelion, South Carolina, USA Paul Benjamin (February 4, 1935 – June 28, 2019) was an American actor. Benjamin was born in Pelion, South Carolina. He made his film debut in 1969 as a bartender in Midnight Cowboy.
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll as Vivian Died 2019 · Bronx, New York, USA Diahann Carroll (born Carol Diahann Johnson; July 17, 1935 – October 4, 2019) was an American actress, singer and model. She rose to stardom in performances in some of the earliest major studio films...
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee as Grandmother Baxter Died 2014 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and f...
Roger E. Mosley
Roger E. Mosley as Bailey, Sr. Died 2022 · Los Angeles, California, USA ​Roger Earl Mosley (December 18, 1938 - August 7, 2022) was an American actor, director and writer, best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore "T.C." Calvin on the long running CBS telev...
Esther Rolle
Esther Rolle as Momma Died 1998 · Pompano Beach, Florida USA Esther Elizabeth Rolle (November 8, 1920 – November 17, 1998) was a Bahamian American actress. Rolle is best known for her role as Florida Evans, on the CBS television sitcom Maude, for two seasons (1...
Madge Sinclair
Madge Sinclair as Miss Flowers Died 1995 · St. Ann, Jamaica W.I. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Madge Dorita Sinclair (28 April 1938 – 20 December 1995) was a Jamaican American character actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Madge Sinclair...
Director Fielder Cook
Cast Paul Benjamin, Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee, Roger E. Mosley, Esther Rolle, Madge Sinclair, Sonny Jim Gaines, Art Evans, Constance Good, John M. Driver II

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