Go Tell It on the Mountain

Stan Lathan
1985-01-14


5
96 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Paul Winfield Gabriel Grimes Unowned
James Bond III John Unowned
Olivia Cole Elizabeth Unowned
Rodrick F. Wimberly Roy Unowned
Rosalind Cash Aunt Florence Unowned
Rose Weaver Mother Washington Unowned
Desiree Coleman Ella Mae Unowned
Giancarlo Esposito Elisha Zac E. Chan
Linda Hopkins Sister McCandless Unowned
Douglas Turner Ward Rev. James Unowned
Ruby Dee Mrs. Grimes Unowned
Ving Rhames Young Gabriel Unowned
Joy A. Aaron Young Florence Unowned
CCH Pounder Deborah Unowned
Alfre Woodard Esther Zac E. Chan
Kadeem Hardison Royal Unowned
Lou Walker Rev. Joshua Unowned
Dan Biggers Mr. North Unowned