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Purlie (1982)
TV Movie | 142 min | Comedy, Family, Musical

Purlie (1982)

TV Movie | 142 min | Comedy, Family, Musical

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.

Director

Rudi Goldman

Writers

Ossie Davis (play "Purlie Victorious") | Philip Rose (play "Purlie Victorious") | Peter Udell (play "Purlie Victorious")

Producer

Philip Rose

Composer

Gary Geld

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Edit Released

Updated Jun 18, 1982

Release date

Jun 18, 1982 (United States)

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win

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Cast	+ Add Cast
33 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Guillaume Purlie Victorious Judson Purlie Victorious Judson See fewer	Benson (1979)
Sherman Hemsley Gitlow Judson Gitlow Judson See fewer	The Jeffersons (1975)
Rhetta Hughes Missy Missy See fewer	Tenement (1985)
Melba Moore Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins See fewer	All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
Clarice Taylor Idella Landy Idella Landy See fewer	Play Misty for Me (1971)
Brandon Maggart Stonewall Jackson (Ol' Cap'n) Stonewall Jackson (Ol' Cap'n) See fewer	Dressed to Kill (1980)
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