A Woman Called Moses

A Woman Called Moses

Release date : December 11, 1978
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Creators :
Production companies : Henry Jaffe Enterprises Inc. / I.K.E. Productions /
December 11, 1978 United States of America Drama English More
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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 African Americans from enslavement in the Southern United States to freedom in the Northern states and Canada.
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A Woman Called Moses
1978 • 2 Episodes

A Woman Called Moses stars Cicely Tyson as real-life escaped slave Harriet Tubman. At 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 North. Adding to the tension are Harriet's frequent epileptic fainting spells. Orson Welles narrates this adaptation of Marcy Heidish's novel.

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Cicely Tyson
Harriet Ross Tubman
2 Episodes
Will Geer
Thomas Garrett
2 Episodes
Robert Hooks
William Still
2 Episodes
Orson Welles
Narrator (voice)
2 Episodes
Jason Bernard
Daddy Ben Ross
2 Episodes
John Getz
Stewart
2 Episodes
James B. Sikking
McCracken
2 Episodes
Clifford David
Doc Thompson
2 Episodes
Mae Mercer
Aunt Juba
2 Episodes
Charles Weldon
Shadrack Davis
2 Episodes
Dick Anthony Williams
John Tubman
2 Episodes
Jean Foster
Young Harriet Tubman
2 Episodes
Judyann Elder
Bernette Wilson
2 Episodes
Hari Rhodes
Tavwell Robinson
2 Episodes
Malik Carter
Black Man
2 Episodes
Marilyn Coleman
Molly
2 Episodes
Todd Davis
Jim
2 Episodes
Cecilia Hart
Susan Broadas
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  • title:A Woman Called Moses
  • status:Ended
  • Release date: 1978
  • Genres: Drama ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Creators:
  • Production companies: Henry Jaffe Enterprises Inc. · I.K.E. Productions ·
  • Overview: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 African Americans from enslavement in the Southern United States to freedom in the Northern states and Canada.
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