Purlie

Purlie

1981
2h 22m
5.3

5.3/10

3 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Music
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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
CBS Productions Showtime Networks
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

filmed theater

Quick Facts

Release Date October 12, 1981
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0307812

Cast

Robert Guillaume
Robert Guillaume

Purlie

Melba Moore
Melba Moore

Lutiebelle

Sherman Hemsley
Sherman Hemsley

Gitlow

Linda Hopkins
Linda Hopkins

Sister Hopkins

Rhetta Hughes
Rhetta Hughes

Missy

Brandon Maggart
Brandon Maggart

Ol' Cap'n

Don Scardino
Don Scardino

Charlie

Clarice Taylor
Clarice Taylor

Idella

Loretta Abbott
Loretta Abbott

Ensemble

Brenda Braxton
Brenda Braxton

Ensemble

P.L. Brown
P.L. Brown

Ensemble

Olivia Detante
Olivia Detante

Ensemble

Key Crew

Robert R. Thiel
Producer
Rudi Goldman
Director