The Green Pastures (1936)
A Miracle in Technicolor!
God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.
- Date of release
- 1936-08-01
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (16)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy
- Director
- William Keighley, Marc Connelly
Casting
- Oscar Polk — Gabriel
- Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson — Noah
- Rex Ingram — De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel
- Frank H. Wilson — Moses
- George H. Reed — Mr. Deshee / Aaron
- Abraham Gleaves — Archangel
- Myrtle Anderson — Eve
- Al Stokes — Cain
- Edna Mae Harris — Zeba
- James Fuller — Cain the Sixth
- George Randol — High Priest
- Ida Forsyne — Noah's Wife
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Green Pastures and Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The Green Pastures is a 1936 American film depicting stories from the Bible as visualized by black characters. It starred Rex Ingram, Oscar Polk, and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. It was based on the 1928 novel Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun by Roark Bradford and the 1930 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Marc Connelly.
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