The Color Purple [Special Edition] [2 Discs]

The Color Purple [Special Edition] [2 Discs]

Director: Steven Spielberg Cast: Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
, Danny Glover
Danny Glover
, Margaret Avery
Margaret Avery
, Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Steven Spielberg
The Color Purple [Special Edition] [2 Discs]

The Color Purple [Special Edition] [2 Discs]

Director: Steven Spielberg Cast: Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
, Danny Glover
Danny Glover
, Margaret Avery
Margaret Avery
, Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Steven Spielberg

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Overview

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, The Color Purple spans the years 1909 to 1949, relating the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), a Southern black woman virtually sold into a life of servitude to her brutal husband, sharecropper Albert (Danny Glover). Celie pours out her innermost thoughts in letter form to her sister Nettie (Akousa Busia), but Albert has been hiding the letters Nettie writes back, allowing Celie to assume that Nettie is dead. Finally, Celie finds a champion in the don't-take-no-guff Sofia (Oprah Winfrey), the wife of Glover's son from a previous marriage. Alas, Sofia is "humbled" when she is beaten into submission by angry whites. Later, Celie is able to forge a strong friendship with Albert's mistress Shug (Margaret Avery). Emboldened by this, Celie begins rifling through her husband's belongings and finds Nettie's letters. Able at last to stand up to her husband, Celie leaves him to search for a new life on her own. A major box-office hit, The Color Purple was nominated for eleven Oscars. The film was co-produced by Quincy Jones, who also wrote the score.

Product Details

Release Date: 07/12/2011
UPC: 0883929149247
Original Release: 1985
Rating: PG-13
Source: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Surround]
Language: English
Time: 2:33:00
Sales rank: 49,219

Special Features

Closed Caption; Disc one: ; Award notes ; Theatrical trailers; Disc two: ; 4 documentaries conversations with the ancestors: from book to screen, a collaboration of spirits: casting and acting, The Color Purple: The musical and cultivating a classic: The making of The Color Purple ; Storyboard and photo galleries

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Whoopi Goldberg Celie
Danny Glover Albert Johnson
Margaret Avery Shug Avery
Oprah Winfrey Sofia
Willard Pugh Harpo,Harpo
Akosua Busia Nettie
Desreta Jackson Young Celie,Pa
Adolph Caesar Old Mr.
Rae Dawn Chong Squeak
Dana Ivey Miss Millie
Bennet Guillory Grady
John Patton Jr. Preacher
Carl Anderson Rev. Samuel
Susan Beaubian Corrine
James Tillis Buster
Phillip Strong Mayor
Laurence Fishburne Swain
Peto Kinsaka Adam
Lelo Masamba Olivia
Margaret Freeman Odessa
Howard Starr Young Harpo
Daphaine Oliver Young Olivia
Jadili Johnson Young Adam
Lillian Njoki Distefano Young Tashi
Donna Buie Daisy
Leon Rippy Store Clerk
John Hart Mailman
Carrie Murray Loretta
Juliet Poe Church Sister
Katie Simon Church Sister
Ethel Taylor Church Sister
Marcus Covington Boy
Marcus Liles Boo
April Myers Emma
Maurice Moore Child
Lechanda Lathrap Child
Drew Bundini Brown Jook Joint Patron
Arnold Turner Jook Joint Patron
Jeris Lee Poindexter Jook Joint Patron
James Hawthorne Jook Joint Patron
Saunders Sonny Terry Jook Joint Musician
Greg Phillinganes Jook Joint Musician
Roy Gaines Jook Joint Musician
Paulinho Da Costa African Musician
Nana Yaw Asiedu African Musician
Clarence Avant African Musician
Bayo Martin African Musician
Ndugu Chancler African Musician
Jeffrey Kwashi African Musician
Pete Munzhi African Musician
Aniijia Rae Shockley African Musician
Reuben Cannon Actor
Job Seda Actor
David Thomas Road Gang Leader
Hawthorne James Jook Joint Patron
Quincy Jones Composer,Musician
Joel Rosenbaum Composer
Rod Temperton Composer
Randy Kerber Composer
Jorge Calandrelli Composer
Chris Boardman Composer
Andraé Crouch Composer
Jerry Hey Composer
Fred Steiner Composer
Jack Hayes Composer

Technical Credits
Steven Spielberg Director,Producer
Menno Meyjes Screenwriter
Kathleen Kennedy Producer
Quincy Jones Producer
Peter Guber Producer,Executive Producer
Frank Marshall Producer
Jon Peters Producer,Executive Producer
Greg Elam Stunts
Michael J. Benavente Sound Effects
Willie D. Burton Sound Effects
Don Digirolamo Sound Effects
Jo Ann Doster Casting
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