The Green Pastures (Hallmark Hall of Fame)
| "The Green Pastures" | |
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| Hallmark Hall of Fame episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | George Schaefer |
| Written by | Marc Connelly (playwright), Roark Bradford (underlying book) |
| Original air date | October 17, 1957 |
| Running time | 1:28:48 |
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"The Green Pastures" was an American television play first broadcast on NBC on October 17, 1957, as part of the television series Hallmark Hall of Fame. It was adapted from Marc Connelly's 1930 Pulitzer Prize–winning play which was in turn adapted from Roark Bradford's Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun (1928). It was one of five programs nominated as Best Program of the Year at the 10th Primetime Emmy Awards.
The African-American cast was led by William Warfield, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, and Earle Hyman. George Schaefer was the producer and director.