Robert Guillaume
Purlie
Purlie
5.3/10 TMDB1981Drama142 minutes
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.
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SH
Sherman Hemsley
Gitlow
DO
Don Scardino
Charlie
CL
Clarice Taylor
Idella
BR
Brandon Maggart
Ol' Cap'n
PA
Pauletta Washington
Ensemble
ME
Melba Moore
Lutiebelle
TE
Ted Ross
Ensemble
RH
Rhetta Hughes
Missy
P.
P.L. Brown
Ensemble
SU
Suzzanne Douglas
Ensemble
LI
Linda Hopkins
Sister Hopkins
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DramaMusic
142 minutes
English
United States of America
October 12, 1981
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5.3/10
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