In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist arrives to interview Jane Pittman, who has just turned 110. She tells him her story dating back to her earliest memories before slavery ended. In between the chapters of her life, the present-day struggles of Blacks in Bayonne, urged on by Jimmy, are dramatized.
as Jane Pittman
as Jimmy (age 7)
as Master Bryant
as Unc Isom
as Elbert Cluveau
as Lady at House
as Colonel Dye
as Mary
as Job
as Trooper Brown
as Little Ned (age 5)
as Ticey
as Quentin Lerner
as Big Laura
as Joe Pittman
as Mister Robert
as Mme. Gautier
as Ned (age 42)
as Ferry Captain
as Ned (age 18)
as Vivian
as Confederate Colonel
as Elder Banks
as Mistress Bryant
as Jimmy
as Lena
as Sheriff Guidry (uncredited)
as Freedom Investigator (uncredited)
as Amma Dean (uncredited)
as Etienne (uncredited)
as Carpetbagger (uncredited)
as Sam (uncredited)
as Timmy (uncredited)
as Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
