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Purlie

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Purlie — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • October 12, 1981
  • Runtime
  • 142 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, Music
  • Director
  • Rudi Goldman

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Purlie — Cast

Robert Guillaume photo Robert Guillaume Purlie Melba Moore photo Melba Moore Lutiebelle Sherman Hemsley photo Sherman Hemsley Gitlow Linda Hopkins photo Linda Hopkins Sister Hopkins Rhetta Hughes photo Rhetta Hughes Missy Brandon Maggart photo Brandon Maggart Ol' Cap'n Don Scardino photo Don Scardino Charlie Clarice Taylor photo Clarice Taylor Idella

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