The Green Pastures
The Green Pastures

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

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Actors in The Green Pastures:

Oscar Polk
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Rex Ingram
Frank H. Wilson
George H. Reed
Abraham Gleaves

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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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The New York Times - 10/10 by Bosley CrowtherNaïve, ludicrous, sublime and heartbreaking masterpiece of American folk drama.
Orlando Sentinel - 8/10 by Crosby DayA simple, enchanting, audience-captivating all-[black] cinematic fable.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 7/10 by Dennis SchwartzRecreates various Sunday school stories from the Old Testament that's told in a spirited manner in the lingo of the rural southern Negro.
Combustible Celluloid - 7/10 by Jeffrey M. AndersonIt's all ridiculous, of course, but in an open-hearted, naïve sort of way it's an oddly captivating achievement.
The New Yorker - 7/10 by Pauline KaelIt has enormous charm in its folklorish fancies, and a performance of great gentleness and good humour from Ingram which is never tainted by the mawkish religiosity that creeps in towards the end. What is offensive is the way in which the depths of plangent suffering that inspired the spirituals are totally ignored.
User Review - 10/10 by Private U"Has ya bin baptized...?' A true product of its' time, it's a little racist, I think, but still a totally watchable film, unless you can't sit still for three minutes without a shootout or a car chase inserted to make a movie "interesting".
User Review - 10/10 by Chip TWonderful, historic film, about simple human musings of what heaven and the Genesis accounts are like from the perspective of a 1930's era Louisiana kid's Sunday School class. It's one of the first minority films to use an all-minority cast. Rex Ingram acts in multiple character roles, sometimes simultaneously. This is a film that warms hearts and brings smiles.
User Review - 10/10 by Karin Rone of my favorite biblical movies of all time. I love this movie.
User Review - 8/10 by Byron BYeah, it's a bit on the racist side... But what do you expect from 1936? It might be the most interesting take on the Bible I've ever seen.
User Review - 8/10 by Trey WBack in the day they made great movies like this. Unfortunately it contains lots of "negro typecasting' but the entertainment value is there. The story of the Old Testament told in a black spiritual musical format. I saw this several times as a child and was thoroughly entertained. Although some of the 'type casting' is out of place in the modern day this movie still entertains today.

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