Purlie (1981)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.858 |
Directed By
Rudi Goldman
Crew
Ossie Davis
Peter Udell
Philip Rose
Philip Rose
Al Perryman
James Tilton
Alan Adelman
Randy Nordstrom
Gail Cooper-Hecht
Gary Geld
Gary Geld
Kirk Nurock
Garry Sherman
Luther Henderson
Ray Wright
Bruno B. Saudino
Lester Lessuk
Les Liebowitz
Jake Ostroff
Steve Zinn
Manny Gutierrez
Bob Camitta
Blake Norton
John R. Tierney
Peter Liveris
Bill Seesselberg
Bob Soond
Linda Considine
Joe Cranzano
Michael Robinson
Teddy Jenkins
David Stahlberg
Louis Johnson
Robert R. Thiel
Gary Geld
Peter Udell
Rudi Goldman
TOP CAST
Robert Guillaume
Purlie
Melba Moore
Lutiebelle
Sherman Hemsley
Gitlow
Linda Hopkins
Sister Hopkins
Rhetta Hughes
Missy
Brandon Maggart
Ol' Cap'n
Don Scardino
Charlie
Clarice Taylor
Idella
Loretta Abbott
Ensemble
Brenda Braxton
Ensemble
P.L. Brown
Ensemble
Olivia Detante
Ensemble
Suzzanne Douglas
Ensemble
Cisco Drayton
Ensemble
Tanya Gibson
Ensemble
Michael Goring
Ensemble
Milt Grayson
Ensemble
Lawrence Hamilton
Ensemble
Clinton King Keen
Ensemble
Mildred Lane
Ensemble
Judy Leak
Ensemble
Eugene Little
Ensemble
Pauletta Washington
Ensemble
Lou Ann Pickett
Ensemble
Herbert Rawlings
Ensemble
Renee Rose
Ensemble
Ted Ross
Ensemble
Otis Sallid
Ensemble
Henry Shaw
Ensemble
Valerie Smith
Ensemble
Jeffery V. Thompson
Ensemble
Denessa Tobin
Ensemble
David Weatherspoon
Ensemble
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