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Black Bag - Cate Blanchett Exclusive Interview
Black Bag
Words of War - Sean Penn Exclusive Interview
Words of War
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin Season 1 - Teaser Poster Clip
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
Good Fortune - Sandra Oh at the New York Premiere
Good Fortune
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere - "Born In the USA" Clip
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Dead Man's Wire - Colman Domingo as Fred Temple
Dead Man's Wire
Harlan Coben's Lazarus Season 1 - Official Teaser Clip
Harlan Coben's Lazarus
Frankenstein - Oscar Isaac Character Poster
Frankenstein
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere - Official Teaser Clip
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Barrio Triste - Tainy, Stillz and Bad Bunny at the NYFF Screenings
Barrio Triste
The Roses - Vows Clip
The Roses
Good Fortune - Keanu Reeves, Sandra Oh and Aziz Ansari at the New York Premiere
Good Fortune
The Fantastic Four: First Steps - Pedro Pascal at Berlin Fan Event
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
I Can Only Imagine 2 - Official Poster
I Can Only Imagine 2
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) Credits - Full Cast and Crew

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Cast

P
Paul Benjamin
as Freeman
D
Diahann Carroll
as Vivian
R
Ruby Dee
as Grandmother Baxter
R
Roger E. Mosley
as Bailey, Sr.
E
Esther Rolle
as Momma
M
Madge Sinclair
as Miss Flowers
S
Sonny Jim Gaines
as Uncle Willie
A
Art Evans
as Principal
C
Constance Good
as Maya
J
John M. Driver II
as Bailey, Jr.
G
Georgia Allen
as Mrs. Gurney
J
J. Don Ferguson
as Mr. Donleavy
T
Tonea Stewart
as Lillie
M
Monica Kyles
as Julie
R
Rick Salassi
as Parmenian
L
Lewis Liddell
as Tommy
S
Sammy Liddell
as Ira
S
Sylvester Spann
as Tutti
S
Shaunery Stevens
as Policeman
H
Hosie Phillips
as Preacher
M
Myra Jo Arvin
as Red
G
George Cummins
as Sheriff Rogers
T
Torain
as Teacher
D
Darleen Taylor
as Girl #1
L
Laurie Waters
as Tall Girl
M
Mose Lee Williams
as Mrs. Fletcher #1
F
Frankie Mitchell
as Mrs. Fletcher #2
M
M.L. Breeland
as Mr. Peters
A
Angela Brown
as Kitty
A
Abbie Burns
as Mary
J
Johnny Lewis
as Picker #1
J
John L. Patterson
as Man
J
James Peters
as 2nd Man
M
Melvin Kennerly
as 3rd Man
S
Shirley Perkins
as Woman
J
John C. Roper Jr.
as White Man
T
Terri Ann Ross
as Small Girl
I
I.D. Thompson
as Black Man
D
Darryl Antony Williams
as Tommy Valdon

Crew

M
Maya Angelou
Novel
F
Fielder Cook
Director
M
Maya Angelou
Writer
T
Thomas W. Moore
Executive Producer
P
Peter Matz
Original Music Composer
R
Ralph Woolsey
Director of Photography
L
Leonora Thuna
Writer
F
Frank J. Urioste
Editor
J
Jean Moore Edwards
Producer
C
Carl Anderson
Art Direction
C
Caro Jones
Casting