Purlie
Oct 12 1981
•2h 22m
•Drama, Music
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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Robert Guillaume
Purlie

Melba Moore
Lutiebelle

Sherman Hemsley
Gitlow

Linda Hopkins
Sister Hopkins
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