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.
Ratings
IMDb8.9/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Rudi GoldmanDirector
Cast
- Robert GuillaumePurlie
- Melba MooreLutiebelle
- Sherman HemsleyGitlow
- Linda HopkinsSister Hopkins
- Rhetta HughesMissy
- Brandon MaggartOl' Cap'n
- Don ScardinoCharlie
- Clarice TaylorIdella
- Loretta AbbottEnsemble
- Brenda BraxtonEnsemble
- P.L. BrownEnsemble
- Olivia DetanteEnsemble
Stills
Themes
filmed theater