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Purlie

Purlie

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Drama   Music
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1981-10-12
⌚ Running Time: 142 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.3

Beloved Cast

Robert Guillaume original image
Purlie
Robert Guillaume
Melba Moore original image
Lutiebelle
Melba Moore
Sherman Hemsley original image
Gitlow
Sherman Hemsley
Linda Hopkins original image
Sister Hopkins
Linda Hopkins
Rhetta Hughes original image
Missy
Rhetta Hughes
Brandon Maggart original image
Ol' Cap'n
Brandon Maggart
Don Scardino original image
Charlie
Don Scardino
Clarice Taylor original image
Idella
Clarice Taylor
Loretta Abbott original image
Ensemble
Loretta Abbott
Brenda Braxton original image
Ensemble
Brenda Braxton
P.L. Brown original image
Ensemble
P.L. Brown
Olivia Detante original image
Ensemble
Olivia Detante
Suzzanne Douglas original image
Ensemble
Suzzanne Douglas
Cisco Drayton original image
Ensemble
Cisco Drayton
Tanya Gibson original image
Ensemble
Tanya Gibson
Michael Goring original image
Ensemble
Michael Goring
Milt Grayson original image
Ensemble
Milt Grayson
Lawrence Hamilton original image
Ensemble
Lawrence Hamilton
Clinton King Keen original image
Ensemble
Clinton King Keen
Mildred Lane original image
Ensemble
Mildred Lane
Judy Leak original image
Ensemble
Judy Leak
Eugene Little original image
Ensemble
Eugene Little
Pauletta Washington original image
Ensemble
Pauletta Washington
Lou Ann Pickett original image
Ensemble
Lou Ann Pickett
Herbert Rawlings original image
Ensemble
Herbert Rawlings
Renee Rose original image
Ensemble
Renee Rose
Ted Ross original image
Ensemble
Ted Ross
Otis Sallid original image
Ensemble
Otis Sallid
Henry Shaw original image
Ensemble
Henry Shaw
Valerie Smith original image
Ensemble
Valerie Smith
Jeffery V. Thompson original image
Ensemble
Jeffery V. Thompson
Denessa Tobin original image
Ensemble
Denessa Tobin
David Weatherspoon original image
Ensemble
David Weatherspoon

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