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The Green Pastures

19366.3 / 1093 min
Drama, Fantasy

Overview

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.

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

Anna Mae Fritz

Anna Mae Fritz

Stout Angel / Young Gambler / Second Cleaner (uncredited)

Etta Moten

Etta Moten

Angel (uncredited)

Bill Cumby

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

Willie Best

Willie Best

Henry - the Angel (uncredited)

Dudley Dickerson

Dudley Dickerson

Ham

Etta McDaniel

Etta McDaniel

Heckler at the Ark (uncredited)

Mantan Moreland

Mantan Moreland

Angel Removing Hat (uncredited)

Jester Hairston

Jester Hairston

Member of Hall Johnson Choir (uncredited)

Theresa Harris

Theresa Harris

Angel (uncredited)

Jesse Graves

Jesse Graves

General (uncredited)

Crew

Marc Connelly

Marc Connelly

Director

William Keighley

William Keighley

Director

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Original Music Composer

Hal Mohr

Hal Mohr

Director of Photography

Stanley Fleischer

Stanley Fleischer

Art Direction

Allen Saalburg

Allen Saalburg

Art Direction

Milo Anderson

Milo Anderson

Costume Design

Sherry Shourds

Sherry Shourds

Assistant Director

Charles David Forrest

Charles David Forrest

Sound

Nathan Levinson

Nathan Levinson

Sound

Jack L. Warner

Jack L. Warner

Executive Producer

Hal B. Wallis

Hal B. Wallis

Executive Producer

Henry Blanke

Henry Blanke

Supervising Producer

Sheridan Gibney

Sheridan Gibney

Writer

Marc Connelly

Marc Connelly

Story