The Color Purple (1985) - It's about life. It's about love. It's about us.

The Color Purple

It's about life. It's about love. It's about us.
( Drama / History )

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MPAA Rating:

US Runtime: 154 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Dec 18, 1985 [USA]

Director:	Steven Spielberg [Director]

Writer:	Menno Meyjes [Screenplay]

Producers:	Peter Guber [Executive Producer] Carole Isenberg [Producer] Quincy Jones [Producer] Kathleen Kennedy [Producer] Frank Marshall [Producer] Jon Peters [Executive Producer] Steven Spielberg [Producer]

Cinematography:	Allen Daviau [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Michael Kahn [Editor]

Music Composed by	Quincy Jones [Original Music Composer]

Production Design:	J. Michael Riva [Production Design]

Costume Design:	Aggie Guerard Rodgers [Costume Design]

Production Companys:	Amblin Entertainment (US) The Guber-Peters Company (US) Warner Bros. Pictures (US)

Plot Summary:

A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.

Cast:

Danny Glover Albert Whoopi Goldberg Celie Margaret Avery Shug Avery Oprah Winfrey Sofia Willard E. Pugh Harpo Akosua Busia Nettie Desreta Jackson Young Celie Adolph Caesar Old Mr. Rae Dawn Chong Squeak Dana Ivey Miss Millie Leonard Jackson Pa Bennet Guillory Grady John Patton Jr. Preacher Carl Anderson Reverend Samuel Susan Beaubian Corrine James Tillis Buster Phillip Strong Mayor Laurence Fishburne Swain Peto Kinsaka Adam Lelo Masamba Olivia Margaret Freeman Odessa Howard Starr Young Harpo Daphaine Oliver Young Olivia Jadili Johnson Young Adam Lillian Njoki Distefano Young Tashi Donna Buie Daisy Leon Rippy Store Clerk		John R. Hart Mailman David Thomas Road Gang Leader Carrie Murphy Loretta Juliet Poe Church Sister Katie Simon Church Sister Ethel Taylor Church Sister Marcus Covington Boy Marcus Liles Boo April Myers Emma Maurice Moore Child #1 Lechanda Latharp Child #2 Drew Bundini Brown Jook Joint Patron Arnold F. Turner Jook Joint Patron Jeris Poindexter Jook Joint Patron Hawthorne James Jook Joint Patron Sonny Terry Jook Joint Musician Greg Phillinganes Jook Joint Musician Roy Gaines Jook Joint Musician Paulinho Da Costa African Musician Nana Yaw Asiedu African Musician Clarence Avant African Musician Bayo Martin African Musician Ndugu Chandler African Musician Jeffrey Kwashi African Musician Pete Munzhi African Musician Aniijia Rae Schockley African Musician

Uncredited Cast:

Maria Howell Church Choir Soloist (uncredited)		Gayle King Church-goer (uncredited)

Stunt Crew:

Tony Brubaker Stunts		Dana Dru Evenson Stunt Double

Sound Crew:

Alan L. Nineberg ADR Editor

Art Department:

Linda DeScenna Set Decoration

Camera and Electrical Department:

Robert Samuels Second Assistant Camera

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