Amblin Entertainment
Warner Bros. Pictures
Not part of a collection.
The Color Purple
It's about life. It's about love. It's about us.
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
- Original title
- The Color Purple
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Revenue
- $146,300,000
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
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Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home
Spectrum On Demand
Danny Glover
Albert
Whoopi Goldberg
Celie
Margaret Avery
Shug Avery
Oprah Winfrey
Sofia
Willard E. Pugh
Harpo
Akosua Busia
Nettie
Desreta Jackson
Young Celie
Adolph Caesar
Old Mr.
Rae Dawn Chong
Squeak
Dana Ivey
Miss Millie
Leonard Jackson
Pa
Bennet Guillory
Grady
Carl Anderson
Reverend Samuel
Susan Beaubian
Corrine
Laurence Fishburne
Swain
Leon Rippy
Store Clerk
Drew Bundini Brown
Jook Joint Patron
Arnold F. Turner
Jook Joint Patron
Jeris Poindexter
Jook Joint Patron
Hawthorne James
Jook Joint Patron
Sonny Terry
Jook Joint Musician
Greg Phillinganes
Jook Joint Musician
Paulinho da Costa
African Musician
Clarence Avant
African Musician
Maria Howell
Church Choir Soloist (uncredited)
Gayle King
Church-goer (uncredited)
Bo Welch
Art Direction
Allen Daviau
Director of Photography
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Costume Design
Dana Dru Evenson
Stunt Double
Tony Brubaker
Stunts
Steven Spielberg
Director
Michael Kahn
Editor
Jon Peters
Executive Producer
Peter Guber
Executive Producer
Frank Marshall
Producer
Kathleen Kennedy
Producer
Quincy Jones
Producer
Steven Spielberg
Producer
Fred Steiner
Orchestrator
Randy Kerber
Orchestrator
Quincy Jones
Original Music Composer
Quincy Jones
Songs
Rod Temperton
Songs
Lionel Richie
Lyricist
Quincy Jones
Lyricist
Rod Temperton
Lyricist
Alice Walker
Novel
Menno Meyjes
Screenplay
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Grandview, U.S.A.
Dec 16, 1985
New York City, New York
Dec 18, 1985
Feb 7, 1986
Jan 16, 1987
Re-release
