I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

1979 | 96 minutes | 3.7 ★ (7)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    28 April 1979

  • DirectingFielder Cook
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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