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The Green Pastures poster

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.

Release: 1936-08-01
Runtime: 93 min
Rating: 6.3 / 10
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
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Abraham Gleaves
Archangel
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Myrtle Anderson
Eve
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Al Stokes
Cain
Edna Mae Harris
Edna Mae Harris
Zeba
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James Fuller
Cain the Sixth
George Randol
George Randol
High Priest
Ida Forsyne
Ida Forsyne
Noah's Wife
Anna Mae Fritz
Anna Mae Fritz
Stout Angel / Young Gambler / Second Cleaner (uncredited)
Etta Moten
Etta Moten
Angel (uncredited)
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Bill Cumby
Abraham / Head Magician / King of Babylon
Clarence Muse
Clarence Muse
Angel (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Zubo (uncredited)
Ernest Whitman
Ernest Whitman
Pharaoh