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Title: Purlie
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: United States of America
Studio: CBS Productions, Showtime Networks
Cast: Robert Guillaume, Melba Moore, Sherman Hemsley, Linda Hopkins, Rhetta Hughes, Brandon Maggart
Crew: Al Perryman (Choreographer), Ray Wright (Orchestrator), Randy Nordstrom (Lighting Director), Kirk Nurock (Music Director), Luther Henderson (Orchestrator), Philip Rose (Musical)
Keyword: filmed theater

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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Release: Oct 12, 1981 Runtime: 142 minutes Quality: HD IMDb: 4.5 / 10 by 4 users Popularity: 0.3419 Budget: $0 Revenue: $0 Language: English

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