Purlie

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Purlie (1981)

Directed by Rudi Goldman

Drama, Music · 2h 22m

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.

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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
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Loretta Abbott Ensemble
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Brenda Braxton Ensemble P.L. Brown Ensemble
O
Olivia Detante Ensemble

Crew

Director
Rudi Goldman
Editor
John R. Tierney
Producer
Robert R. Thiel

Details

Release date
1981-10-12
Runtime
2h 22m
Genres
Drama, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
CBS Productions, Showtime Networks