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A Woman Called Moses
Based onA Woman Called Moses
by Marcy Heidish
Written byLonne Elder III
Directed byPaul Wendkos
StarringCicely Tyson
Narrated byOrson Welles
Music byColeridge-Taylor Perkinson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersMichael Jaffe
Ike Jones
CinematographyRobert B. Hauser
EditorsStanley Frazen
Frank Mazzola
Elio Zarmati
Running time240 minutes
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseDecember 11 (1978-12-11) –
December 12, 1978 (1978-12-12)

A Woman Called Moses is a 1978 American television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Marcy Heidish, about the life of Harriet Tubman, the escaped African American slave who led dozens of other 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

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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

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Video releases

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The miniseries was first released on VHS on September 29, 1992, followed by a DVD release on February 3, 2001. A Xenon Pictures, Walmart exclusive Blu-ray release was issued on January 15, 2019.

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References

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  1. ^ Van McCoy Music (Page 2) The Story of Van McCoy
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