Purlie
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1981-10-12
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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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.
Released
1981-10-12
Runtime
142
Director
Rudi Goldman
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Drama
Music
Language
English
Production
CBS Productions
Showtime Networks
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Robert Guillaume
Robert Guillaume
Melba Moore
Melba Moore
Sherman Hemsley
Sherman Hemsley
Linda Hopkins
Linda Hopkins
Rhetta Hughes
Rhetta Hughes
Brandon Maggart
Brandon Maggart
Don Scardino
Don Scardino
Clarice Taylor
Clarice Taylor
Loretta Abbott
Loretta Abbott
Brenda Braxton
Brenda Braxton
P.L. Brown
P.L. BrownOlivia Detante
Olivia Detante
Suzzanne Douglas
Suzzanne DouglasCisco Drayton
Cisco DraytonTanya Gibson
Tanya GibsonMichael Goring
Michael GoringMilt Grayson
Milt GraysonLawrence Hamilton
Lawrence HamiltonClinton King Keen
Clinton King KeenMildred Lane
Mildred LaneJudy Leak
Judy LeakEugene Little
Eugene Little
Pauletta Washington
Pauletta WashingtonLou Ann Pickett
Lou Ann PickettHerbert Rawlings
Herbert RawlingsRenee Rose
Renee Rose
Ted Ross
Ted Ross
Otis Sallid
Otis SallidHenry Shaw
Henry ShawValerie Smith
Valerie SmithJeffery V. Thompson
Jeffery V. ThompsonDenessa Tobin
Denessa TobinDavid Weatherspoon
David Weatherspoon