A Woman Called Moses

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A Woman Called Moses
Written byMarcy Heidish (novel)
Lonne Elder III (script)
Directed byPaul Wendkos
StarringCicely Tyson
Narrated byOrson Welles
Music byColeridge-Taylor Perkinson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersMichael Jaffe
Ike Jones
CinematographyRobert B. Hauser
EditorsStanley Frazen
Frank Mazzola
Elio Zarmati
Running time240 minutes
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseDecember 11–12, 1978

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 organize the Underground Railroad, and who led dozens of African Americans from enslavement in the Southern United States to freedom in the Northern states and Canada.

Narrated by Orson Welles, the production was broadcast on the NBC television network on December 11 and 12, 1978. Tubman was portrayed by Cicely Tyson.

Music

The soundtrack music was by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson and soul music composer/arranger/singer Van McCoy contributed some music to the series, which was featured on a soundtrack album released by MCA Records.[1]

Cast

Video releases

The miniseries was first released on VHS on September 29, 1992, followed by a DVD release on February 3, 2001.

See also

References

  1. ^ Van McCoy Music (Page 2) The Story of Van McCoy

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