Purlie

Directed by Rudi Goldman
1982    2h 22mComedy, Family,
8.35.3
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.

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  • Robert GuillaumePurlie
  • Melba MooreLutiebelle
  • Sherman HemsleyGitlow
  • Linda HopkinsSister Hopkins
  • Rhetta HughesMissy
  • Brandon MaggartOl' Cap'n
  • Don ScardinoCharlie
  • Clarice TaylorIdella
  • Loretta AbbottEnsemble
  • Brenda BraxtonEnsemble
  • Perry BrownEnsemble
  • Olivia DetanteEnsemble
  • Suzzanne DouglasEnsemble
  • Cisco DraytonEnsemble
  • Tanya GibsonEnsemble
  • Michael GoringEnsemble
  • Milt GraysonEnsemble
  • Lawrence HamiltonEnsemble
  • Clinton King KeenEnsemble
  • Mildred LaneEnsemble

 

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Purlie Trivia

Purlie was released on June 18, 1982.

Purlie was directed by Rudi Goldman.

Purlie has a runtime of 2 hr 22 min.

Purlie was produced by Robert R. Thiel.

The key characters in Purlie are Purlie (Robert Guillaume), Lutiebelle (Melba Moore), Gitlow (Sherman Hemsley).

Purlie is a Comedy, Family, Musical film.

Purlie has an audience rating of 8.3 out of 10.

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