Purlie (1981)
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.
Release : 1981
Runtime : 142 minutes
Cast : Robert Guillaume, Melba Moore, Sherman Hemsley, Linda Hopkins, Rhetta Hughes, Brandon Maggart
Crew : Al Perryman (Choreographer), Ray Wright (Orchestrator), Randy Nordstrom (Lighting Director), Kirk Nurock (Music Director), Luther Henderson (Orchestrator), Philip Rose (Musical)
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