Movie details

Purlie(1981)

Name: Purlie
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1981-10-12
Duration: 142 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Robert Guillaume, Melba Moore, Sherman Hemsley, Linda Hopkins, Rhetta Hughes

Drama Music

Status: Released
Release date: 1981-10-12
Runtime: 2h 22m
Rating: 6.5 / 10 (4 votes)
Original language: en
Certification: -
Budget: -
Revenue: -
Popularity: 1
Adult content: No

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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.