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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1981-10-12
- video_camera_front Companies CBS Productions, Showtime Networks
- timer Runtime: 142 Mins
- star Rating: 7 / 10
- favorite Likes: 2 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0307812
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smart_display 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
Loretta Abbott
Ensemble
Brenda Braxton
Ensemble
P.L. Brown
Ensemble
Olivia Detante
Ensemble
Suzzanne Douglas
Ensemble
Cisco Drayton
Ensemble
Tanya Gibson
Ensemble
Michael Goring
Ensemble
Milt Grayson
Ensemble
Lawrence Hamilton
Ensemble
Clinton King Keen
Ensemble
Mildred Lane
Ensemble
Judy Leak
Ensemble
Eugene Little
Ensemble
Pauletta Washington
Ensemble
Lou Ann Pickett
Ensemble
Herbert Rawlings
Ensemble
Renee Rose
Ensemble
Ted Ross
Ensemble
Otis Sallid
Ensemble
Henry Shaw
Ensemble
Valerie Smith
Ensemble
Jeffery V. Thompson
Ensemble
Denessa Tobin
Ensemble
David Weatherspoon
Ensemble
groups Crew
James Tilton
Set Designer
Luther Henderson
Orchestrator
Philip Rose
Stage Director
Randy Nordstrom
Lighting Director
Michael Robinson
Assistant Editor
Gail Cooper-Hecht
Costume Design
Gary Geld
Musical
Ray Wright
Orchestrator
Peter Liveris
Assistant Editor
Bill Seesselberg
Assistant Editor
Linda Considine
Casting
Alan Adelman
Lighting Director
Manny Gutierrez
Camera Operator
Jake Ostroff
Camera Operator
Kirk Nurock
Music Director
John R. Tierney
Editor
Joe Cranzano
Makeup Artist
Ossie Davis
Musical
Philip Rose
Musical
Gary Geld
Music Supervisor
Robert R. Thiel
Producer
Garry Sherman
Orchestrator
Lester Lessuk
Production Manager
Bruno B. Saudino
Associate Producer
Teddy Jenkins
Hairstylist
Peter Udell
Musical
Al Perryman
Choreographer
Les Liebowitz
Camera Operator
Steve Zinn
Camera Operator
Blake Norton
Sound
Bob Camitta
Camera Operator
Bob Soond
Assistant Editor
David Stahlberg
Title Graphics
Louis Johnson
Choreographer
Gary Geld
Songs
Peter Udell
Lyricist
Rudi Goldman
Director
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