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Purlie
(en)
7.0
1981
2h22m
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.
Status: Released
Release date: October 12, 1981
Countries of origin: United States of America,
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Production companies
- CBS Productions
- Showtime Networks
Top Cast
Robert Guillaume
as Purlie
Melba Moore
as Lutiebelle
Sherman Hemsley
as Gitlow
Linda Hopkins
as Sister Hopkins
Rhetta Hughes
as Missy
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