The Green Pastures

Aug 1, 1936

1h 33m

★ 6.3

A Miracle in Technicolor!

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.

Genres

Drama

Fantasy

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Gabriel

Oscar Polk

Noah

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel

Rex Ingram

Moses

Frank H. Wilson

Mr. Deshee / Aaron

George H. Reed

Archangel

Abraham Gleaves

Eve

Myrtle Anderson

Cain

Al Stokes

Zeba

Edna Mae Harris

Cain the Sixth

James Fuller

High Priest

George Randol

Noah's Wife

Ida Forsyne

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