Purlie
(1981)
October 12, 1981• 2h 22m
65%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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.
Rudi Goldman
Director
Top Billed Cast
RG
Robert Guillaume
Purlie
MM
Melba Moore
Lutiebelle
SH
Sherman Hemsley
Gitlow
LH
Linda Hopkins
Sister Hopkins
RH
Rhetta Hughes
Missy
BM
Brandon Maggart
Ol' Cap'n
DS
Don Scardino
Charlie
CT
Clarice Taylor
Idella
LA
Loretta Abbott
Ensemble
BB
Brenda Braxton
Ensemble
