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Purlie (1981)

Purlie (1981)

Drama Music
Release Date: 1981, October 12
Directors: Rudi Goldman
Countries: United States of America
Production: CBS Productions, CBS Productions, Showtime Networks, Showtime Networks
Cast: Robert Guillaume, P.L. Brown, Suzzanne Douglas, Ted Ross, Cisco Drayton, Clarice Taylor, Brandon Maggart, Melba Moore, Sherman Hemsley, Pauletta Washington, Brenda Braxton, Jeffery V. Thompson

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.

Keywords:

filmed theater