Information
Release DateOctober 12, 1981
Runtime2h 22m
StatusReleased
ProductionCBS Productions, Showtime Networks
LanguagesEnglish
5.3
3 votesPopularity0
Synopsis
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.
Cast & Crew
Director
Rudi Goldman
Featured Cast
Robert Guillaume
Purlie
Melba Moore
Lutiebelle
Sherman Hemsley
Gitlow
Linda Hopkins
Sister Hopkins
Rhetta Hughes
Missy
