I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

Name: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Genre: Biography, Drama
Released: 1979-04-28
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 7.10
Cast: Roger E. Mosley, Paul Benjamin, Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee

– Based on writer Maya Angelou's childhood, this story is about a young girl in the South who is sent ..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.10 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 36 Minutes

Release Year:

1979

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings — I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)

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.

Story Timeline:

1940s, 1930s

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Arkansas, St. Louis Missouri

Genre:

Biography, Drama

Release Date:

28 Apr 1979

Language:

English

Directed by:

Fielder Cook

Story Written By:

Leonora Thuna, Maya Angelou

Main Actors:

Roger E. Mosley, Paul Benjamin, Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee

Plot:

A true story based on the early life of actress, professor and author Maya Angelou. The story traces her life from when she and her brother move in with her mother to the trauma of being raped as a little girl by one of her mother's boyfriends and the several years of silence that came after the attack.

Production Company:

Live Home Video

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.2/10