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Purlie

1981-10-12 · 142 min · ★ 6.5

Drama · Music

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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Directors
Rudi Goldman
Production companies
CBS Productions, Showtime Networks
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Robert GuillaumeRobert GuillaumePurlie
Melba MooreMelba MooreLutiebelle
Sherman HemsleySherman HemsleyGitlow
Linda HopkinsLinda HopkinsSister Hopkins
Rhetta HughesRhetta HughesMissy
Brandon MaggartBrandon MaggartOl' Cap'n
Don ScardinoDon ScardinoCharlie
Clarice TaylorClarice TaylorIdella
Loretta AbbottEnsemble
Brenda BraxtonEnsemble
P.L. BrownP.L. BrownEnsemble
Olivia DetanteEnsemble
Suzzanne DouglasSuzzanne DouglasEnsemble
Cisco DraytonEnsemble
Tanya GibsonEnsemble
Michael GoringEnsemble
Milt GraysonEnsemble
Lawrence HamiltonEnsemble
Clinton King KeenEnsemble
Mildred LaneEnsemble

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