3 Movies Directed by John Korty

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1974-01-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

TV-PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (1266 Reviews)

Director:

John Korty

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Tracy Keenan Wynn (screenplay)

Ernest J. Gaines (novel)

Fullplot:

In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist arrives to interview Jane Pittman, who has just turned 110. She tells him her story dating back to her earliest memories before slavery ended, a long walk toward freedom, marriage to Joe Pittman, her adopted son Ned's work as an educator, helping to raise Jimmy, who returns as a civil rights worker, and her own decision to become involved in contemporary issues. In between the chapters of her life, the present-day struggles of Blacks in Bayonne, urged on by Jimmy, are dramatized.

Who Are the DeBolts? [And Where Did They Get 19 Kids?]

Who Are the DeBolts? [And Where Did They Get 19 Kids?]

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1977-09-10

Languages:

English, Vietnamese

Countries:

USA, Japan

Runtime:

72 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (141 Reviews)

Director:

John Korty

Fullplot:

Dorothy and Bob DeBolt's tale of the struggles and joys involved in their 19 adopted children, many of who are physically disabled war orphans.

The Ewok Adventure

The Ewok Adventure

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-11-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (6889 Reviews)

Director:

John Korty

Cast:

Writer:

George Lucas (story)

Bob Carrau (teleplay)

Fullplot:

The Towani family civilian shuttlecraft crashes on the forest moon of Endor. The four Towani's are separated. Jermitt and Catarine, the mother and father are captured by the giant Gorax, and Mace and Cindel, the son and daughter, are missing when they are captured. The next day, the Ewok Deej is looking for his two sons when they find Cindel all alone in the shuttle (Mace and Cindel were looking for the transmitter to send a distress call), when Mace appears with his emergency blaster. Eventually, the four-year old Cindel is able to convince the teenage Mace that the Ewoks are nice. Then, the Ewoks and the Towani's go on an adventure to find the elder Towanis.

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