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Purlie

Purlie

6.5 (4)1981-10-122h 22m
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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.

Production
CBS Productions, Showtime Networks

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Cast

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Purlie

Melba Moore

Melba Moore

Lutiebelle

Sherman Hemsley

Sherman Hemsley

Gitlow

Linda Hopkins

Linda Hopkins

Sister Hopkins

Rhetta Hughes

Rhetta Hughes

Missy

Brandon Maggart

Brandon Maggart

Ol' Cap'n

Don Scardino

Don Scardino

Charlie

Clarice Taylor

Clarice Taylor

Idella

P.L. Brown

P.L. Brown

Ensemble

Suzzanne Douglas

Suzzanne Douglas

Ensemble

Pauletta Washington

Pauletta Washington

Ensemble

Ted Ross

Ted Ross

Ensemble

Otis Sallid

Otis Sallid

Ensemble

Crew

Director
Rudi Goldman
Producers
Robert R. Thiel

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