Purlie 1981
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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.
Cast
L
Loretta Abbott
Ensemble
B
Brenda Braxton
Ensemble
O
Olivia Detante
Ensemble
C
Cisco Drayton
Ensemble
T
Tanya Gibson
Ensemble
M
Michael Goring
Ensemble
M
Milt Grayson
Ensemble
L
Lawrence Hamilton
Ensemble
Crew
- Director
- Rudi Goldman
- Producers
- Robert R. Thiel
- Editing
- John R. Tierney
- Costume Design
- Gail Cooper-Hecht
Details
- Release date
- Oct 12, 1981
- Runtime
- 142 min
- Status
- Released
- Studios
- CBS Productions, Showtime Networks
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
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