---
title: 'The Green Pastures (1936)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Marc Connelly'
released: '1936-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-green-pastures-1936'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027700/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Green Pastures (1936)

1936 · 93 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Green Pastures is a 1936 American film depicting stories from the Bible as visualized by black characters. It starred Rex Ingram, Oscar Polk, and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. It was based on the 1928 novel Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun by Roark Bradford and the 1930 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Marc Connelly.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Marc Connelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-connelly), [William Keighley](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-keighley)
- **Screenplay:** [Marc Connelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-connelly)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Erich Wolfgang Korngold](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-wolfgang-korngold)
- **Producer:** [Jack Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-warner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hal Mohr](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-mohr)
- **Editor:** [Hal Mohr](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-mohr)

## Cast

- [Oscar Polk](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-polk)
- [Eddie "Rochester" Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-rochester-anderson)
- [Etta McDaniel](https://cinepixo.com/people/etta-mcdaniel)
- [Rex Ingram](https://cinepixo.com/people/rex-ingram)
- [Ernest Whitman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-whitman)
- [Edna Mae Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/edna-mae-harris)
- [Frank H. Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-h-wilson)

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