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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

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    • Drama
    • Marc Connelly, William Keighley
    • 1936-08-01
  3. 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. De Lawd/Adam/Hezdrel. Oscar Polk. Gabriel. Eddie Anderson. Noah.

  4. Jul 2, 2020 · Green Pastures. Topics. Crucifixtion. 1938 Rex Ingram as The Lawd depicts a version of the crucifixtion seeming to me quite logical. No wonder the film was banned for many years. Youtube keeps taking it down.

    • 93 min
    • 1094
    • Annette143ISME
  5. 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 if the characters were ...

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    • Rex Ingram
    • William Keighley
    • Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
  6. 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.

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  8. Many of the great African American actors of the 1930s star in this humorous and moving adaptation of Roark Bradford's novel and Marc Connelly's Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway play as the Bible's Old Testament is retold through the wise and witty eyes of an African American Jehovah! Director: Marc Connelly, William Keighley. Producer: Henry Blanke