The Green Pastures - Production & Contact Info

The Green Pastures (1957)
TV Movie | Drama

The Green Pastures (1957)

TV Movie | Drama

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

Director

George Schaefer

Writer

Marc Connelly (adaptation) (play)

Producer

George Schaefer

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 17, 1957

Release date

Oct 17, 1957 (United States)

Awards

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Cast	+ Add Cast
19 cast members

Name	Known for
William Warfield De Lawd De Lawd See fewer	Show Boat (1951)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Noah (as Eddie Anderson) Noah (as Eddie Anderson) See fewer	You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Harry Baird Actor Actor See fewer	The Italian Job (1969)
Terry Carter Gabriel Gabriel See fewer	Foxy Brown (1974)
Bill Dillard King of Babylon (as William Dillard) King of Babylon (as William Dillard) See fewer	Murder with Music (1941)
Helen Dowdy Stout Angel Stout Angel See fewer	Musical Comedy Time (1950)
Sheila Guyse Zeba Zeba See fewer	Sepia Cinderella (1947)
Estelle Hemsley Mrs. Deshee Mrs. Deshee See fewer	The Leech Woman (1960)
Earle Hyman Adam / Hezdrel Adam / Hezdrel See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)
Dots Johnson Corporal (as Dotts Johnson) Corporal (as Dotts Johnson) See fewer	No Way Out (1950)
Rosetta LeNoire Noah's Wife Noah's Wife See fewer	Family Matters (1989)
Avon Long First Gambler First Gambler See fewer	The Sting (1973)
John Marriott Isaac Isaac See fewer	The Little Foxes (1941)
Butterfly McQueen Actress Actress See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Eulabelle Moore Actress Actress See fewer	The Horror of Party Beach (1964)
Mantan Moreland Actor Actor See fewer	Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
Frederick O'Neal Moses Moses See fewer	Pinky (1949)
Muriel Rahn Zipporah Zipporah See fewer	King for a Day (1934)
Richard Ward Pharaoh Pharaoh See fewer	The Jerk (1979)