The Green Pastures

The Green Pastures (1936)

August 1st, 19361h 33min

Drama, Fantasy
63%

Overview

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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