Basic Info
Release: October 12, 1981
Runtime: 142 min
Rating: ⭐ 5.3/10 (3 votes)
Status: Released
Purlie
1981
142 min
⭐ 5.3/10
3 votes
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.
Genres
Drama
Music
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
Robert Guillaume
Purlie
Melba Moore
Lutiebelle
Sherman Hemsley
Gitlow
Linda Hopkins
Sister Hopkins
Rhetta Hughes
Missy
Brandon Maggart
Ol' Cap'n
Don Scardino
Charlie
Clarice Taylor
Idella
Loretta Abbott
Ensemble
Brenda Braxton
Ensemble
P.L. Brown
Ensemble
Olivia Detante
Ensemble
Crew
Robert R. Thiel
Producer
Rudi Goldman
Director
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