Purlie
Purlie

Purlie

6.5

2 hr 22 min

1981-10-12

4

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.

Drama

Music

Trailers

Characters

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

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