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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.
Original Release
12/11/1978 on NBC
US Release
12/11/1978
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cicely Tyson | Harriet Ross Tubman |
Jason Bernard | Daddy Ben Ross |
Clifford David | Doc Thompson |
Judyann Elder | Bernette Wilson |
John Getz | Stewart |
Mae Mercer | Aunt Juba |
Hari Rhodes | Tavwell Robinson |
James Sikking | McCracken |
Charles Weldon | Shadrack Davis |
Dick Anthony Williams | John Tubman |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Monday, 11 December 1978 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Tuesday, 12 December 1978 |
Directors
Writers
Marcy Heidish, Lonne Elder III
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cicely Tyson | Harriet Ross Tubman |
Jason Bernard | Daddy Ben Ross |
Clifford David | Doc Thompson |
Judyann Elder | Bernette Wilson |
John Getz | Stewart |
Mae Mercer | Aunt Juba |
Hari Rhodes | Tavwell Robinson |
James Sikking | McCracken |
Charles Weldon | Shadrack Davis |
Dick Anthony Williams | John Tubman |
Jean Foster | Young Harriet Tubman |
Malik Carter | Black Man |
Marilyn Coleman | Molly |
Todd Davis | Jim |
Cecilia Hart | Susan Broadas |
Alice Hirson | Miss Rodham |
Hector Maisonette | Josiah 'Joe' Bailey |
John Perak | Charley |
Hank Rolike | Amos |
Patricia Smith | Mrs. Leah Jenkins |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Henry Jaffe | Executive Producer |
Ike Jones | Producer |
Michael Jaffe | Producer |