I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979 · 1h 36m · Drama, TV Movie · United States of America
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.
Directed by
Fielder CookBased on the novel by
Maya Angelou5.8Smart score
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