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PS: [7/16] Favorite Black-Cast Bibical Character Movie Portrayal (90th Anniv. 'The Green Pastures')

Which real-life or fictional character portrayed on-screen by a black actor or actress is your favorite biblical-themed movie performance?

In honor of the 90th anniversary of the premiere of The Green Pastures (1936) at New York City's Radio City Music Hall on July 16, 1936. According to Wikipedia, "The Green Pastures was one of only six feature films in the Hollywood Studio era to feature an all-black cast. ... Despite criticisms about its racial stereotyping, The Green Pastures proved to be an enormously popular film. On its opening day at New York's Radio City Music Hall, tickets sold at a rate of 6,000 per hour. The film was held over for an entire year's run at some theaters. It remained the highest-grossing all-black-cast film until the release of Carmen Jones in 1954. ... The film was banned in Australia, Finland and Hungary because in the film God is shown as dark-skinned and that was considered blasphemy."

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