Purlie
Release Date: 1981-10-12
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.
Rating: 5.3 / 10
Cast
Robert Guillaume
as Purlie
Melba Moore
as Lutiebelle
Sherman Hemsley
as Gitlow
Linda Hopkins
as Sister Hopkins
Rhetta Hughes
as Missy
Crew
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Ossie Davis - Musical
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Peter Udell - Musical
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Philip Rose - Musical
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Philip Rose - Stage Director
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Al Perryman - Choreographer
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