In a woman called moses, cicely tyson played african american, harriet tubman. Adding to the tension are harriets frequent epileptic fainting. The 1978 nbc emmy and academy award miniseries revisits the triumphs and troubles of humanitarian grandma moses of the underground railroad. Watch a woman called moses online 1978 movie yidio. The film chronicled tubmans life, highlight her early. Jun 25, 2019 moses led them through the red sea on dry ground by the power of the god. A woman called moses tv series 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The film follows the challenges that faced harriet tubman as. They find a woman and her husband in a pew at the back of the church. Its raining outside show them the woman called mosses, teacher is hung over, woman called mosses again, temp teacher, hey we can watch this movie. In the 1978 madefortv film, a woman called moses, cicely tyson playe title role of harriet tubman. Great movie about the life of harriet tubman, who rescued her family and groups of slaves from the south and the bounty hunter who tried to catch her, but could not. Jason bernard, clifford david, judyann elder, john getz, mae mercer, hari rhodes, james sikking, charles weldon, dick anthony. A woman called moses with cicely tyson the new york times.
Feb 05, 2015 watch the holy bible moses called by god full movie christian songs in urdu and hindi on dailymotion. Yet, aside from cicely tysons a woman called moses, a twopart mini series that aired on nbc in 1978, her story had yet to be given the full spotlight. A the risk of recapture, tubman helped organize the underground railroad, which enabled hundreds of enslaved african americans to make their way to the freedom of the northern states. A woman called moses is a television miniseries based on the life of harriet tubman, the escaped african american slave who helped to organize the underground railroad, and who led dozens of.
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Later she became a leader of the women s suffrage movement with connections to many of the nations great political figures. A woman called moses is a biography drama that was released in 1978. Find similar and related movies for a woman called moses 1978 paul wendkos on allmovie. Woman called moses by paul wendkos paul wendkos 799102626. Nov 06, 2019 a woman called moses is a television miniseries based on the life of harriet tubman, the escaped african american slave who helped to organize the underground railroad, and who led dozens of. The life story of harriet ross tubman, founder of the underground railroad, who led hundreds of slaves to freedom in the north before the civil war. Cast and crew credits for woman called moses, a, 1978, with alice hirson, howard witt, michael hayward, at turner classic movies. One equal temper, a racist white man with smallpox is taken to the tent to be quarantined. This is a very powerful performance and a moving story. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview. Also starring will geer in his last performance, robert hppks, dick anthony williams, james wainwright and hari rhodes. Harriet cynthia erivo plays the escaped slave harriet tubman with a mournful fury, but the rest of kasi lemmons biopic is more dutiful than inspired.
A film series specifically designed as a vehicle to expose the community to the vast artistic value black film has had throughout the years. Best movies and tv shows like a woman called moses. A woman called moses is a 1978 american television miniseries based on the life of harriet tubman, the escaped african american slave who helped to. A woman called moses tv is a film directed by paul wendkos with cicely tyson, will geer, robert hooks, james wainwright, year. A film about the life and career of the african american abolitionist and slave escape leader, harriet tubman. One of the few black women whose heroic contributions to human rights havent been completely erased or overlooked, a meditation on tubmans life has only previously been attempted over forty years ago in the cicely tyson led television event a woman called moses in 1978.
A woman called moses tv series 1978 a woman called. A chilling dramatic musical of harriet tubmans journey to freedom. Henry jaffe, ike jones, michael jaffe, lonne elder iii, marcy heidish. Harriet, the woman called moses is published by novello, part of the music sales group. Released 1978, a woman called moses stars cicely tyson, will geer, robert hooks, james wainwright the movie has a runtime of about 3 hr 20 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Why did this small woman and former slave receive a presidential award for bravery and valor. A woman called moses 1978 stream and watch online moviefone. Bombastic and occasionally silly but extravagantly. Narrated by orson welles, the production was broadcast on the nbc television network on.
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