The Green Pastures - Production & Contact Info

The Green Pastures (1959)
TV Movie | 90 min | Drama

The Green Pastures (1959)

TV Movie | 90 min | 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)

Producers

Mildred Freed Alberg | George Schaefer

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 23, 1959

Release date

Mar 23, 1959 (United States)

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award.

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
William Warfield De Lawd De Lawd See fewer	Show Boat (1951)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Noah Noah See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Vinnette Carroll Angel Angel See fewer	The Reivers (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)
Hilda Haynes Angel Angel See fewer	Time After Time (1979)
Estelle Hemsley Mrs. Deshee Mrs. Deshee See fewer	The Leech Woman (1960)
Earle Hyman Adam Adam See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)
Dots Johnson Corporal Corporal See fewer	No Way Out (1950)
The Leonard De Paur Chorus Themselves Themselves See fewer	The Green Pastures (1959)
Avon Long First Gambler First Gambler See fewer	The Sting (1973)
John Marriott Isaac Isaac See fewer	The Little Foxes (1941)
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	The Green Pastures (1957)
Richard Ward Pharoah Pharoah See fewer	The Jerk (1979)