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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979 TV movie) USA / 96 min
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Genre: Biography / Drama /  more »
User Ratings: 7.1 (91 votes)  more »
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Summary: Based on writer Maya Angelou's childhood, this story is about a young girl in the South who is sent to live with her grandmother after her parents divorce.  more »
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Filmmakers: Fielder Cook - Director, Maya Angelou - Writer (book) (writer), Leonora Thuna - Writer (writer), Jean Moore Edwards - Producer, Ralph B. Woolsey¹ - Cinematographer, Peter Matz - Composer, Frank J. Urioste - Editor  more »
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Paul Benjamin ... Freeman 17,024 

 Diahann Carroll ... Vivian 6,440 
Ruby Dee ... Grandmother Baxter 5,689 
Roger E. Mosley ... Bailey Sr. 8,800 
Esther Rolle ... Momma 9,403 
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