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The Green Pastures(1936)

A Miracle in Technicolor!

6.3(16)1h 33m1936-08-01

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Overview

God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.

Director:: William Keighley
Writers:: Marc Connelly, Sheridan Gibney
Cinematographer:: Hal Mohr
Composer:: Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Production:: Warner Bros. Pictures
Status:: Released

Cast

Oscar Polk

Oscar Polk

Gabriel

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Noah

Rex Ingram

Rex Ingram

De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel

Frank H. Wilson

Frank H. Wilson

Moses

George H. Reed

George H. Reed

Mr. Deshee / Aaron

Abraham Gleaves

Abraham Gleaves

Archangel

Myrtle Anderson

Myrtle Anderson

Eve

Al Stokes

Al Stokes

Cain

Edna Mae Harris

Edna Mae Harris

Zeba

James Fuller

James Fuller

Cain the Sixth

George Randol

George Randol

High Priest

Ida Forsyne

Ida Forsyne

Noah's Wife