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 Guillaume
Purlie
Known for
The Lion King
Timon and Pumbaa
Melba Moore
Lutiebelle
Known for
All Dogs Go to Heaven
The Fighting Temptations
Ossie Davis
Known for
Doctor Dolittle
Do the Right Thing
Philip Rose
Rudi Goldman
Sherman Hemsley
Gitlow
Known for
Dinosaurs
The Jeffersons
Robert R. Thiel
Linda Hopkins
Sister Hopkins
Known for
Leprechaun 2
Honkytonk Man
Peter Udell
Rhetta Hughes
Missy
Known for
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Brandon Maggart
Ol' Cap'n
Known for
Christmas Evil
Dressed to Kill
Don Scardino
Charlie
Known for
Squirm
Cruising
Rudi Goldman Director · John R. Tierney Editor Gail Cooper-Hecht Costume designer
United States release October 12, 1981 · Produced in United States · Production Showtime Networks, Showtime Films
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CBS Productions
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Showtime Networks
Production
Showtime Films
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United States
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United States · October 12, 1981
TV
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