I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

1979· 96 min★ 7.1· Drama, TV Movie

Based on writer Maya Angelou's eloquent reminiscences of her days as a gifted youngster growing up in the South during the Depression years where she and her older brother were raised by their grandmother after the divorce of their parents.

Cast: Paul Benjamin, Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee

Director: Fielder Cook