Purlie

1981Directed by Rudi Goldman

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Released: October 12, 1981
Runtime: 2h 22m

About Purlie

Drama
Music

Synopsis

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.

Director: Rudi Goldman
Writers: Philip Rose
Peter Udell
Ossie Davis
Gary Geld

Principal cast

In billing order

Robert GuillaumePurlie
Melba MooreLutiebelle
Sherman HemsleyGitlow
Linda HopkinsSister Hopkins
Rhetta HughesMissy
Brandon MaggartOl' Cap'n

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