Ving Rhames, CCH Pounder, Alfre Woodard, and Paul Winfield in Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985)

Go Tell It on the Mountain

1985Not Rated1h 36m
Drama
6.7 / 10(306)

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.

Rated
Not Rated
Runtime
1h 36m
Released
1985

Details

Release year: 1985

Storyline

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.

Top credits

Directors
Cast
See all 30 credits →