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The Green Pastures is a 1936 American film depicting stories from the Bible as visualized by black characters. It starred Rex Ingram (in several roles, including "De Lawd"), Oscar Polk, and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson.
The Green Pastures is a play written in 1930 by Marc Connelly adapted from Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun (1928), a collection of stories written by Roark Bradford. The play was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1930. It had the first all-black Broadway cast.
The Green Pastures (1936) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 30m 1936. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. God tests the human race in this reenactment of Bible stories set in the world of black American folklore. Cast & Crew. Read More. Marc Connelly. Director. Rex Ingram.
Moses. George H. Reed. Mr. Deshee. Page 1 of 5, 10 total items. A preacher in a small African-American church in Louisiana tells his Sunday school class stories from the Bible as...
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The Green Pastures: Directed by Marc Connelly, William Keighley. With Rex Ingram, Oscar Polk, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Frank H. Wilson. God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.
The Green Pastures, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Marc Connelly, is a reenactment of stories of the Old Testament in which all the characters (including God) are African American and speak in a black southern dialect. The play was first performed at the Mansfield Theatre in New York City in 1930.
