A Woman Called Moses (1978)

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.

A Woman Called Moses

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Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
as Harriet Ross Tubman
Will Geer
Will Geer
as Thomas Garrett
Robert Hooks
Robert Hooks
as William Still
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
as Narrator (voice)
Jason Bernard
Jason Bernard
as Daddy Ben Ross
John Getz
John Getz
as Stewart
James B. Sikking
James B. Sikking
as McCracken
Clifford David
Clifford David
as Doc Thompson
Mae Mercer
Mae Mercer
as Aunt Juba
Charles Weldon
Charles Weldon
as Shadrack Davis
Dick Anthony Williams
Dick Anthony Williams
as John Tubman
Jean Foster
Jean Foster
as Young Harriet Tubman
Judyann Elder
Judyann Elder
as Bernette Wilson
Hari Rhodes
Hari Rhodes
as Tavwell Robinson
Malik Carter
Malik Carter
as Black Man
Marilyn Coleman
Marilyn Coleman
as Molly
Todd Davis
Todd Davis
as Jim
Cecilia Hart
Cecilia Hart
as Susan Broadas
Alice Hirson
Alice Hirson
as Miss Rodham
Hector Maisonette
Hector Maisonette
as Josiah 'Joe' Bailey
John Perak
John Perak
as Charley
Hank Rolike
Hank Rolike
as Amos
Patricia Smith
Patricia Smith
as Mrs. Leah Jenkins
Ann Weldon
Ann Weldon
as Mama Ritt Ross
Howard Witt
Howard Witt
as Edward Broadas
Jimmy Bridges
Jimmy Bridges
as Young Shadrack Davis
Eugene Daniels
Eugene Daniels
as Patroller #1
Robert Harper
Robert Harper
as Wagon Driver
Melody Harris
Melody Harris
as Tilly
Michael Hayward
Michael Hayward
as Coleman's Man #1
Peter Hellman
Peter Hellman
as Karl Muller
Don Hood
Don Hood
as Tom Hughett
B.J. Hooper
B.J. Hooper
as Chairman
James Jeter
James Jeter
as Bowers
Kedren Jones
Kedren Jones
as Elvina
Roy Jones
Roy Jones
as Robert Ross
Jerry Leggio
Jerry Leggio
as Coleman's Man #3
Minnie Summers Lindsey
Minnie Summers Lindsey
as Rebecca
Dennis McCarthy
Dennis McCarthy
as Boatman
James O'Connell
James O'Connell
as Conductor
F. William Parker
F. William Parker
as Buyer
Kenneth Rogers
Kenneth Rogers
as Edward Broad
Ray Spruell
Ray Spruell
as Planter
James Steele
James Steele
as Patroller #2
Emmanuel Thomas
Emmanuel Thomas
as Willie
Elliot Washington
Elliot Washington
as Benjie Ross
Kenneth White
Kenneth White
as Heckler
Frances E. Williams
Frances E. Williams
as Old Woman in Church
Roberta Jean Williams
Roberta Jean Williams
as Addie Robinson
Sylvia Kuumba Williams
Sylvia Kuumba Williams
as Mammy Portia
Jerii Woods
Jerii Woods
as Martha Robinson
James Wainwright
James Wainwright
as Andrew Coleman
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Seasons

Season 1

Miniseries

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Episode 1

  • 1x2

    Episode 2

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