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Purlie

Purlie

(1981)

Overview

Purlie is a musical based on Ossie Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious. In the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery. Purlie comes home as a preacher who will shake things up and bring freedom to his people. This 1981 television adaptation won a CableACE Award.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : Rudi Goldman
  2. Producer : Robert R. Thiel
  3. Editor : John R. Tierney
  4. Cast : Robert Guillaume,Melba Moore,Sherman Hemsley,Linda Hopkins,Rhetta Hughes,Brandon Maggart,Don Scardino,Clarice Taylor,Loretta Abbott,Brenda Braxton,P.L. Brown,Olivia Detante,Suzzanne Douglas,Cisco Drayton,Tanya Gibson,Michael Goring,Milt Grayson,Lawrence Hamilton,Clinton King Keen,Mildred Lane,Judy Leak,Eugene Little,Pauletta Washington,Lou Ann Pickett,Herbert Rawlings,Renee Rose,Ted Ross,Otis Sallid,Henry Shaw,Valerie Smith,Jeffery V. Thompson,Denessa Tobin,David Weatherspoon

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Original TitlePurlie

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1981-10-12

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 02h 22m

Production CompaniesCBS Productions,Showtime Networks

Genres

  • Drama
  • Music

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