Purlie

IMDb 5.3 1981 • 142 min • DramaMusic

Director

Rudi Goldman

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Robert Guillaume
Robert Guillaume Purlie
Melba Moore
Melba Moore Lutiebelle
Sherman Hemsley
Sherman Hemsley Gitlow
Linda Hopkins
Linda Hopkins Sister Hopkins
Rhetta Hughes
Rhetta Hughes Missy