The Color Purple
Synopsis
The Color Purple is the richly textured, decades-spanning story of Celie, an uneducated woman living in the rural American south. Forced to marry a brutal man she calls "Mr.," Celie turns inward and shares her grief only with God. But she is transformed by the friendship of two remarkable women, acquiring self-worth... and the strength to forgive.
Other titles: Moon Song
Based: Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel
Duration: 153 min
Year: 1985
Country: USA
Original language: English
Director: Steven Spielberg
Producer: Quincy Jones | Steven Spielberg | Frank Marshall | Kathleen Kennedy
Scriptwriter: Menno Meyjes | Alice Walker
| Danny Glover | Albert | |
|---|---|---|
| Whoopi Goldberg | Celie | |
| Margaret Avery | Shug Avery | |
| Oprah Winfrey | Sofia | |
| Willard E. Pugh | Harpo | |
| Akosua Busia | Nettie | |
| Desreta Jackson | Little Celie | |
| Adolph Caesar | Old Mr. | |
| Rae Dawn Chong | Squeak | |
| Dana Ivey | Miss Millie |
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- The Celluloid Closet (Cards)
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- Girl, Interrupted (Cards)
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