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]
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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 |
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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 |
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Original network | PBS |
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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.
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