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.
Paul Winfieldas Gabriel GrimesJames Bond IIIas JohnOlivia Coleas ElizabethRodrick F. Wimberlyas RoyRosalind Cashas Aunt FlorenceRose Weaveras Mother WashingtonDesiree Colemanas Ella MaeGiancarlo Espositoas ElishaLinda Hopkinsas Sister McCandlessDouglas Turner Wardas Rev. JamesRuby Deeas Mrs. GrimesVing Rhamesas Young GabrielJoy A. Aaronas Young FlorenceCCH Pounderas DeborahAlfre Woodardas EstherKadeem Hardisonas RoyalLou Walkeras Rev. JoshuaDan Biggersas Mr. North