Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985)

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.

Director: Stan Lathan

Cast: Paul Winfield, James Bond III, Olivia Cole, Rodrick F. Wimberly, Rosalind Cash, Rose Weaver, Desiree Coleman, Giancarlo Esposito, Linda Hopkins, Douglas Turner Ward, Ruby Dee, Ving Rhames, Joy A. Aaron, CCH Pounder, Alfre Woodard, Kadeem Hardison, Lou Walker, Marsha Jackson