The Green Pastures

A Miracle in Technicolor!

93 mins
God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.

Oscar Polk

Gabriel

Rex Ingram

De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel

George H. Reed

Mr. Deshee / Aaron

James Fuller

Cain the Sixth

George Randol

High Priest

Ida Forsyne

Noah's Wife

Anna Mae Fritz

Stout Angel / Young Gambler / Second Cleaner (uncredited)

Etta Moten

Angel (uncredited)

Bill Cumby

Abraham / Head Magician / King of Babylon

Clarence Muse

Angel (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Zubo (uncredited)

Willie Best

Henry - the Angel (uncredited)

Etta McDaniel

Heckler at the Ark (uncredited)

Mantan Moreland

Angel Removing Hat (uncredited)

Jester Hairston

Member of Hall Johnson Choir (uncredited)

Theresa Harris

Angel (uncredited)

Jesse Graves

General (uncredited)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Original Music Composer

Hal Mohr

Director of Photography

Stanley Fleischer

Art Direction

Allen Saalburg

Art Direction

Milo Anderson

Costume Design

Sherry Shourds

Assistant Director

Jack L. Warner

Executive Producer

Hal B. Wallis

Executive Producer

Henry Blanke

Supervising Producer

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