Purlie (1981)
1981 · 2h 22m · Drama, Music
Genres: 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.
Director: Rudi Goldman
Editor: John R. Tierney
Cast
Robert Guillaume as PurlieMelba Moore as LutiebelleSherman Hemsley as GitlowLinda Hopkins as Sister HopkinsRhetta Hughes as MissyBrandon Maggart as Ol' Cap'nDon Scardino as CharlieClarice Taylor as IdellaLoretta Abbott as EnsembleBrenda Braxton as EnsembleP.L. Brown as EnsembleOlivia Detante as EnsembleMore like this
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