Purlie (1981)

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

19812h 22mDramaMusic

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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