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Purlie

(1981)
  • 12.10.1981
Drama
Music
TMDB
53%
MWL

0

NR
Status: Released

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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Robert Guillaume profile picture
Robert GuillaumePurlie
Melba Moore profile picture
Melba MooreLutiebelle
Sherman Hemsley profile picture
Sherman HemsleyGitlow
Linda Hopkins profile picture
Linda HopkinsSister Hopkins
Rhetta Hughes profile picture
Rhetta HughesMissy
Brandon Maggart profile picture
Brandon MaggartOl' Cap'n
Don Scardino profile picture
Don ScardinoCharlie
Clarice Taylor profile picture
Clarice TaylorIdella
Loretta Abbott profile picture
Loretta AbbottEnsemble
Brenda Braxton profile picture
Brenda BraxtonEnsemble

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