Released:
1981-10-12

Overview:
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.

Director:
Rudi Goldman

Runtime:
2h 22min

Genre:
Drama, Music

• Cast:
• 
  Robert Guillaume
  as
  Purlie
• 
  Melba Moore
  as
  Lutiebelle
• 
  Sherman Hemsley
  as
  Gitlow
• 
  Linda Hopkins
  as
  Sister Hopkins
• 
  Rhetta Hughes
  as
  Missy