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Summary:

The heart-wrenching story of a young black girl in the early 20th century who is forced into a brutal marriage and separated from her sister.

Contributors:

Spielberg, Steven, 1946- , film director, film producer

Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954- , film producer

Marshall, Frank , film producer

Jones, Quincy, 1933-2024 , film producer, composer

Meyjes, Menno , screenwriter

Glover, Danny , actor

Caesar, Adolph, 1933-1986 , actor

Avery, Margaret , actor

Chong, Rae Dawn , actor

Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- , actor

Winfrey, Oprah , actor

Busia, Akosua , actor

Pugh, Willard , actor

Daviau, Allen , cinematographer

Riva, J. Michael , production designer

Kahn, Michael , film editor

Walker, Alice, 1944-

Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) , presenter

Amblin Entertainment (Firm) , production company

Guber-Peters Company , production company

Warner Home Video (Firm) , production company, film distributor

Warner Bros. Entertainment , publisher

Swank Motion Pictures , film distributor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Closed-captioned.

Main Work:

Color purple (Motion picture : 1985)

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Color purple [by Walker, A.]

Subjects:

African American women — Drama

Sisters — Drama

Adult child sexual abuse victims — Drama

Southern States — Drama

Abused wives — Drama

Abused wives

Adult child sexual abuse victims

African American women

Sisters

Southern States

Genres:

Melodramas (Motion pictures)

Fiction films

Drama

Feature films

Historical films

Film adaptations

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Internet videos

Online video

Performers:

Cast: Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Akosua Busia, Willard Pugh.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; production designer, J. Michael Riva ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, Quincy Jones.

General Notes:

Streaming media.
Digital format: Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Based on the novel by Alice Walker.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
Golden Globes, 1986: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Whoopi Goldberg).

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG-13.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file(154 min.)) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

ONLINE VIDEO

OCLC Numbers:

1238122933