12 October 1981 Drama, Music 142 mins
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 Guillaume as Purlie
Melba Moore as Lutiebelle
Sherman Hemsley as Gitlow
Linda Hopkins as Sister Hopkins
Rhetta Hughes as Missy
Brandon Maggart as Ol' Cap'n
Don Scardino as Charlie
Clarice Taylor as Idella
Loretta Abbott as Ensemble
Brenda Braxton as Ensemble
P.L. Brown as Ensemble
Olivia Detante as Ensemble
Suzzanne Douglas as Ensemble
Cisco Drayton as Ensemble
Tanya Gibson as Ensemble
Michael Goring as Ensemble
James Tilton Set Designer
Luther Henderson Orchestrator
Philip Rose Stage Director
Randy Nordstrom Lighting Director
Michael Robinson Assistant Editor
Gail Cooper-Hecht Costume Design
Gary Geld Musical
Ray Wright Orchestrator
Peter Liveris Assistant Editor
Bill Seesselberg Assistant Editor
Linda Considine Casting
Alan Adelman Lighting Director
Manny Gutierrez Camera Operator
Jake Ostroff Camera Operator
Kirk Nurock Music Director
John R. Tierney Editor
United States 12 October 1981
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