Prince: A Purple Reign

Prince: A Purple Reign — Plot

Part of BBC Four's Black Music Legends of the 1980s, this documentary explores how Prince - showman, artist, enigma - revolutionized the perception of black music in the 1980s with worldwide hits such as "1999," "Kiss," "Raspberry Beret" and "Alphabet Street." He became a global sensation with the release of the Oscar-winning, semi-autobiographical movie "Purple Rain" in 1984, embarking on an incredible journey of musical self-discovery that continues to this day.

• Release date
• November 25, 2011
• Runtime
• 59 min
• Genres
• Documentary, Music
• Director
• Rhodri Huw

Prince: A Purple Reign — Cast

Trevor Nelson Narrator (voice) Prince Self (archive footage) Dez Dickerson Self Alan Leeds Self Chuck D Self Beverley Knight Self Mica Paris Self