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Purlie

1981
Directed byRudi Goldman
2h 22m

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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Robert GuillaumePurlieMelba MooreLutiebelleSherman Hemsley
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DramaMusic
STATUSReleased
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5.3

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