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Purlie (1981)

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Synopsis

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.

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

Brandon Maggart
Brandon Maggart

Ol' Cap'n

Don Scardino
Don Scardino

Charlie

Clarice Taylor
Clarice Taylor

Idella

Loretta Abbott
Loretta Abbott

Ensemble

Brenda Braxton
Brenda Braxton

Ensemble

P.L. Brown
P.L. Brown

Ensemble

Olivia Detante
Olivia Detante

Ensemble

Suzzanne Douglas
Suzzanne Douglas

Ensemble

Cisco Drayton
Cisco Drayton

Ensemble

Tanya Gibson
Tanya Gibson

Ensemble

Michael Goring
Michael Goring

Ensemble

Milt Grayson
Milt Grayson

Ensemble

Lawrence Hamilton
Lawrence Hamilton

Ensemble

Clinton King Keen
Clinton King Keen

Ensemble

Mildred Lane
Mildred Lane

Ensemble

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