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Purlie

Purlie

6.5 (4) ·1981 ·142 min ·Movie
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.

Top 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
Ensemble
Brenda Braxton
Ensemble

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