Purlie
1981 • FEATURE FILM • 2h 22m
Drama / Music
TMDB 3.3 / 5 (4) Ratings
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.
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Top Cast
Robert Guillaume
Purlie
Melba Moore
Lutiebelle
Sherman Hemsley
Gitlow
Linda Hopkins
Sister Hopkins
Rhetta Hughes
Missy
Brandon Maggart
Ol' Cap'n
Don Scardino
Charlie
Clarice Taylor
Idella
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Loretta Abbott
Ensemble
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Brenda Braxton
Ensemble
P.L. Brown
Ensemble
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Olivia Detante
Ensemble
