Go Tell It on the Mountain (film)
Go Tell It on the Mountain | |
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Based on | Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin |
Written by | Gus Edwards James Baldwin Leslie Lee |
Directed by | Stan Lathan |
Starring | Paul Winfield Rosalind Cash Giancarlo Esposito Douglas Turner Ward Ruby Dee |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Robert Geller Lindsay Law |
Producer | Calvin Skaggs |
Editor | Jay Freund |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Production company | Learning in Focus |
Distributor | New Line Cinema PBS |
Release | |
Original network | PBS |
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Go Tell It on the Mountain is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film directed by Stan Lathan.[1] It stars Paul Winfield, Rosalind Cash, Ruby Dee, Alfre Woodard, Douglas Turner Ward, CCH Pounder, Kadeem Hardison, Giancarlo Esposito and Ving Rhames in his first film role.[1][2][3] It is based on James Baldwin's 1953 novel of the same name and was broadcast on the PBS television program American Playhouse on January 14, 1985.[4]
Plot[]
This film adaptation of James Baldwin’s celebrated novel tells the journey of a family from the rural South to “big city” Harlem seeking both salvation and understanding and of a young boy struggling to earn the approval of a self-righteous and often unloving stepfather.
Cast[]
- Paul Winfield as Gabriel Grimes
- Rosalind Cash as Aunt Florence
- Giancarlo Esposito as Elisha
- Douglas Turner Ward as Reverend James
- Ruby Dee as Mrs. Grimes
- Ving Rhames as Young Gabriel
- CCH Pounder as Deborah
- Alfre Woodard as Esther
- Kadeem Hardison as Royal
- as John
- Olivia Cole as Elizabeth
References[]
- ^ a b Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810863781.page 327
- ^ Sergio (13 October 2013). "What About That Other '12 Years A Slave' Movie?". IndieWire. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ Sergio (13 January 2013). "What About That OTHER '12 Years A Slave' Movie?". IndieWire. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ Bennetts, Leslie (10 January 1985). "JAMES BALDWIN REFLECTS ON 'GO TELL IT' PBS FILM". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
External links[]
- Go Tell It on the Mountain at IMDb
- Go Tell It on the Mountain at Rotten Tomatoes
- Go Tell It on the Mountain is available for free download at the Internet Archive
Categories:
- 1985 television films
- 1985 films
- 1985 drama films
- American films
- American drama films
- African-American films
- English-language films
- Films based on works by James Baldwin
- Films directed by Stan Lathan
- Television shows based on American novels
- American Playhouse
- American television film stubs