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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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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 83GoodWatch 74
IMDb8.3
Running time
2 h 22 min
Longer than most dramas, +33 min on the typical 109
typical 109142Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1981
October 12, 1981
45 years ago
Genres
DramaMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
24 of 33
Robert GuillaumePurlie
Melba MooreLutiebelle
Sherman HemsleyGitlow
Linda HopkinsSister Hopkins
Rhetta HughesMissy
Brandon MaggartOl' Cap'n
Don ScardinoCharlie
Clarice TaylorIdella- LALoretta AbbottEnsemble
Brenda BraxtonEnsemble
P.L. BrownEnsemble- ODOlivia DetanteEnsemble
Suzzanne DouglasEnsemble- CDCisco DraytonEnsemble
- TGTanya GibsonEnsemble
- MGMichael GoringEnsemble
- MGMilt GraysonEnsemble
- LHLawrence HamiltonEnsemble
- CKClinton King KeenEnsemble
- MLMildred LaneEnsemble
- JLJudy LeakEnsemble
- ELEugene LittleEnsemble
Pauletta WashingtonEnsemble- LALou Ann PickettEnsemble
Directing · 2
- Rudi Goldman Director
- Philip Rose Stage Director, Musical
Writing · 3
- Ossie Davis Musical
- Peter Udell Lyricist, Musical
- Gary Geld Musical, Songs, Music Supervisor
Production · 4
- Robert R. Thiel Producer
- Linda Considine Casting
- Lester Lessuk Production Manager
- Bruno B. Saudino Associate Producer
Camera · 5
- Manny Gutierrez Camera Operator
- Jake Ostroff Camera Operator
- Steve Zinn Camera Operator
- Les Liebowitz Camera Operator
- Bob Camitta Camera Operator
Editing · 5
- John R. Tierney Editor
- Bill Seesselberg Assistant Editor
- Bob Soond Assistant Editor
- Michael Robinson Assistant Editor
- Peter Liveris Assistant Editor
Sound · 5
- Garry Sherman Orchestrator
- Blake Norton Sound
- Kirk Nurock Music Director
- Luther Henderson Orchestrator
- Ray Wright Orchestrator
Art · 1
- James Tilton Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Gail Cooper-Hecht Costume Design
- Joe Cranzano Makeup Artist
- Teddy Jenkins Hairstylist
Lighting · 2
- Alan Adelman Lighting Director
- Randy Nordstrom Lighting Director
Other crew · 3
- Louis Johnson Choreographer
- David Stahlberg Title Graphics
- Al Perryman Choreographer
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