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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.
October 12, 1981
CBS Productions, Showtime Networks
33 people
Robert Guillaume
Purlie
Acting
Melba Moore
Lutiebelle
Acting
Sherman Hemsley
Gitlow
Acting
Linda Hopkins
Sister Hopkins
Acting
Rhetta Hughes
Missy
Acting
Brandon Maggart
Ol' Cap'n
Acting
Don Scardino
Charlie
Directing
Clarice Taylor
Idella
Acting
Loretta Abbott
Ensemble
Acting
Brenda Braxton
Ensemble
Acting
P.L. Brown
Ensemble
Acting
Olivia Detante
Ensemble
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