Purlie

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12th October 1981 2 hours 22 mins 6.5
Drama, Music

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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01 Robert Guillaume profile Robert Guillaume as Purlie 02 Melba Moore profile Melba Moore as Lutiebelle 03 Sherman Hemsley profile Sherman Hemsley as Gitlow 04 Linda Hopkins profile Linda Hopkins as Sister Hopkins 05 Rhetta Hughes profile Rhetta Hughes as Missy 06 Brandon Maggart profile Brandon Maggart as Ol' Cap'n 07 Don Scardino profile Don Scardino as Charlie 08 Clarice Taylor profile Clarice Taylor as Idella 09 P.L. Brown profile P.L. Brown as Ensemble
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