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The Green Pastures is a american film of genre Drama directed by William Keighley released in USA on 1 august 1936 with Rex Ingram
The Green Pastures (1936)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 august 1936
Length 1h33
Directed by William Keighley
OriginUSA
Themes Films about religion, Théâtre, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Films based on plays
Rating69%
The Green Pastures is a 1936 American film depicting stories from the Bible as visualized by African American characters. It starred Rex Ingram (in several roles, including "De Lawd"), Oscar Polk, and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. It was based on the novel Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun by Roark Bradford and the subsequent Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Marc Connelly.
Although criticised by civil rights activists at the time, and subsequently, it is one of only six feature films in the Hollywood Studio era to feature an all-African American cast.
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Voir l'article consacré à l'adaptation télévisée française de 1964.Actors
Rex Ingram
(De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel)
Oscar Polk
(Gabriel)
Eddie Anderson
(Noah)
Frank Wilson
Frank H. Wilson
(Moses)
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