A Woman Called Moses

A Woman Called Moses
Directed by	Paul Wendkos
Produced by	Henry Jaffe Michael Jaffe Ike Jones
Written by	Marcy Heidish (novel) Lonne Elder III (screenplay)
Starring	Cicely Tyson
Narrated by	Orson Welles
Music by	Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Cinematography	Robert B. Hauser
Edited by	Stanley Frazen Frank Mazzola Elio Zarmati
Distributed by	NBC
Release dates	December 11, 1978 (1978-12-11)
Running time	240 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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 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

Cicely Tyson/ Olivia - Harriet Tubman
Will Geer - Thomas Garrett
Robert Hooks - William Still
James Wainwright - Andrew Coleman
Jason Bernard - Daddy Ben Ross
Clifford David - Doc Thompson
Judyann Elder - Bernette Wilson
John Getz - Stewart
Mae Mercer - Aunt Juba
Harry Rhodes - Tavwell Robinson
James Sikking - McCracken
Charles Weldon - Shadrack Davis
Dick Anthony Williams - John Tubman
Narrated by Orson Welles

Video releases

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

References

↑ Van McCoy Music (Page 2) The Story of Van McCoy

External links

A Woman Called Moses at the Internet Movie Database
A Woman Called Moses at AllMovie

Films directed by Paul Wendkos

The Burglar (1957)
The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)
Tarawa Beachhead (1958)
Gidget (1959)
Face of a Fugitive (1959)
Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)
Because They're Young (1960)
Angel Baby (1961)
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)
Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
Johnny Tiger (1966)
Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
Fear No Evil (1969)
Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)
Hell Boats (1970)
The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970)
Cannon for Cordoba (1970)
The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
A Little Game (1971)
Haunts of the Very Rich (1972)
Strangers in 7A (1972)
The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)
Special Delivery (1976)
The Death of Richie (1977)
A Woman Called Moses (1978)
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987)
Right to Die (1987)
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988)
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)
Cross of Fire (1989)
Blind Faith (1990)
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991)
A Match Made in Heaven (1997)

Harriet Tubman

Events	Underground Railroad John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry Raid at Combahee Ferry

Locations	Harriet Tubman Grave Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park Harriet Tubman Memorial Garden Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument British Methodist Episcopal Church, Salem Chapel

Homages and memorials	A Woman Called Moses SS Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman Memorial (Boston) The Quest for Freedom The Railroad to Freedom: A Story of the Civil War

Underground Railroad

People	William L. Chaplin Levi Coffin Richard Dillingham Calvin Fairbank Thomas Garrett Laura Smith Haviland Daniel Hughes William Cooper Nell Harriet Forten Purvis Robert Purvis John Rankin Hetty Reckless Gerrit Smith William Still Harriet Beecher Stowe Charles Turner Torrey Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman Delia Webster

Places	List of Underground Railroad sites houses churches Levi Coffin House Bialystoker Synagogue Bilger's Rocks Wilson Bruce Evans House Cyrus Gates Farmstead Sites in Indiana Allen Chapel Town Clock Church F. Julius LeMoyne House John Rankin House Gerrit Smith Estate John Freeman Walls Historic Site

Events	Pearl incident (1848) Jerry Rescue (1851) Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852 book) Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp (1856 book) Oberlin–Wellington Rescue (1858) Thirteenth Amendment (1865)

Topics	Songs of the Underground Railroad Abolitionism in the United States Abolitionism opponents of slavery African-American opponents publications Fugitive slaves Fugitive slave laws 1850 Quilts Slave catcher The Underground Railroad Records (1872 book)

Related	National Underground Railroad Freedom Center The Railroad to Freedom: A Story of the Civil War (1932 book) A Woman Called Moses (1978 miniseries) Roots of Resistance (1989 documentary) Freedom: The Underground Railroad (2013 board game) Underground (2016 TV series)

See also: Slavery in the United States and Slavery in Canada

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