Go Tell It on the Mountain

Go Tell It on the Mountain

96 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1984

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.

Go Tell It on the Mountain

96 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1984

Go Tell It on the Mountain
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers American Playhouse, Public Broadcasting Service, Learning in Focus
Original title Go Tell It on the Mountain
Directors Stan Lathan
Writers Leslie Lee, James Baldwin

Cast

Paul Winfield

as Gabriel Grimes

James Bond III

as John

Olivia Cole

as Elizabeth

Rosalind Cash

as Aunt Florence

Rose Weaver

as Mother Washington

Desiree Coleman

as Ella Mae

Giancarlo Esposito

as Elisha

Linda Hopkins

as Sister McCandless

Douglas Turner Ward

as Rev. James

Ruby Dee

as Mrs. Grimes

Ving Rhames

as Young Gabriel

Joy A. Aaron

as Young Florence

CCH Pounder

as Deborah

Alfre Woodard

as Esther

Kadeem Hardison

as Royal

Lou Walker

as Rev. Joshua