A Woman Called Moses: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A Woman Called Moses is a 1978 American 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.

Series details

• Title: A Woman Called Moses
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 1978-12-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1978-12-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 50791
• IMDb ID: tt0078509
• TVDB ID: 381931

Cast and credited roles

• Cicely Tyson — Harriet Tubman
• Orson Welles — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1978-12-11; final listed air date 1978-12-12; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from A Woman Called Moses on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.