I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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..

19791h 36m4.0Movie

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Overview

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.

Cast

Paul Benjamin
Paul Benjamin
Freeman
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
Vivian
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
Grandmother Baxter
Roger E. Mosley
Roger E. Mosley
Bailey, Sr.
Esther Rolle
Esther Rolle
Momma
Madge Sinclair
Madge Sinclair
Miss Flowers
Sonny Jim Gaines
Sonny Jim Gaines
Uncle Willie
Art Evans
Art Evans
Principal
Constance Good
Constance Good
Maya
John M. Driver II
John M. Driver II
Bailey, Jr.
Georgia Allen
Georgia Allen
Mrs. Gurney
J. Don Ferguson
J. Don Ferguson
Mr. Donleavy