A Woman Called Moses (1978)
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Biopic [feature] |
Release Date - Dec 11, 1978 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 193 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
The made-for-TV A Woman Called Moses stars Cicely Tyson as real-life escaped slave Harriet Tubman. 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. Adding to the tension are Harriet's frequent epileptic fainting spells. Orson Welles narrates this adaptation of Marcy Heidish's novel. Originally telecast in two parts, A Woman Called Moses first aired December 11 and 12, 1978.
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woman, women's-issues, activism, cross-cultural-relations, Equal-Rights, prejudice, slavery, underground-railroad
