Director: Rudi Goldman
Producer: Robert R. Thiel
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.
142 min
Rating: 7/10
Released
Top Cast
Robert Guillaume
Purlie
Melba Moore
Lutiebelle
Sherman Hemsley
Gitlow
Linda Hopkins
Sister Hopkins
Rhetta Hughes
Missy
Brandon Maggart
Ol' Cap'n
Movie Info
Director: Rudi Goldman
Producer: Robert R. Thiel
Production Companies: CBS Productions, Showtime Networks
Countries: United States of America
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