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Purlie

Name: Purlie
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1981-10-12
Duration: 2 h 22 min
Cast: Robert Guillaume, Melba Moore, Sherman Hemsley, Linda Hopkins, Rhetta Hughes

1981Directed by Rudi Goldman

Drama · Music2h 22m

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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 GuillaumePurlie

Melba MooreLutiebelle

Sherman HemsleyGitlow

Linda HopkinsSister Hopkins

Rhetta HughesMissy

Brandon MaggartOl' Cap'n

Don ScardinoCharlie

Clarice TaylorIdella LLoretta AbbottEnsemble BBrenda BraxtonEnsemble

P.L. BrownEnsemble OOlivia DetanteEnsemble

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About Purlie

How long is Purlie?: Purlie runs 2 hours and 22 minutes (142 minutes).
Who directed Purlie?: Purlie was directed by Rudi Goldman.
Who is in the cast of Purlie?: Purlie stars Robert Guillaume as Purlie, Melba Moore as Lutiebelle and Sherman Hemsley as Gitlow.
What language is Purlie in?: Purlie is in English.
When was Purlie released?: Purlie was released on October 12, 1981.