A Woman Called Moses
1978 American television miniseries
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Based on |
A Woman Called Moses
by Marcy Heidish |
Written by | Lonne Elder III |
Directed by | Paul Wendkos |
Starring | Cicely Tyson |
Narrated by | Orson Welles |
Music by | Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers |
Michael Jaffe
Ike Jones |
Cinematography | Robert B. Hauser |
Editors |
Stanley Frazen
Frank Mazzola Elio Zarmati |
Running time | 240 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release |
December 11
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1978-12-11
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–
December 12, 1978 ( 1978-12-12 ) |
A Woman Called Moses is a 1978 American television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Marcy Heidish, about the life of Harriet Tubman , the escaped African American slave who led dozens of other African Americans from enslavement in the Southern United States to freedom in the Northern states and Canada .
Narrated by Orson Welles , the production was broadcast on the NBC television network on December 11 and 12, 1978. Tubman was portrayed by Cicely Tyson .
Music
The soundtrack music was by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson and soul music composer/arranger/singer Van McCoy contributed some music to the series, which was featured on a soundtrack album released by MCA Records. [1]
Cast
- Cicely Tyson - Harriet Tubman
- Will Geer - Thomas Garrett
- Robert Hooks - William Still
- James Wainwright - Andrew Coleman
- Jason Bernard - Daddy Ben Ross
- Clifford David - Doc Thompson
- Judyann Elder - Bernette Wilson
- John Getz - Stewart
- Mae Mercer - Aunt Juba
- Hari Rhodes - Tavwell Robinson
- James Sikking - McCracken
- Charles Weldon - Shadrack Davis
- Dick Anthony Williams - John Tubman
- Orson Welles - Narrator
Video releases
The miniseries was first released on VHS on September 29, 1992, followed by a DVD release on February 3, 2001.
See also
- List of films featuring slavery
- The Quest for Freedom , 1992 film about Harriet Tubman
- Harriet , 2019 film about Tubman
References
- ↑ Van McCoy Music (Page 2) The Story of Van McCoy
External links
- A Woman Called Moses at IMDb
- A Woman Called Moses at AllMovie
- A Woman Called Moses at the TCM Movie Database
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