Purlie
1981 • Drama | Music
6.5 (4)
Rudi Goldman
Director
Status
Released
Release date
October 12, 1981
Duration
142 Min
Language
en
Popularity
0.3893
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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.
Cast
Robert Guillaume
Melba Moore
Sherman Hemsley
Linda Hopkins
Rhetta Hughes
Brandon Maggart
Don Scardino
Clarice Taylor
P.L. Brown
Suzzanne Douglas
Pauletta Washington
Ted Ross
Otis Sallid
