The Color Purple
The Color Purple
Release: 1985-12-18
·Runtime: 154m
·★ 7.7
Drama
History
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Amblin Entertainment
Warner Bros. Pictures
The Guber-Peters Company
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Bennet Guillory
as Grady
Drew Bundini Brown
as Jook Joint Patron
Hawthorne James
as Jook Joint Patron
Rae Dawn Chong
as Squeak
Susan Beaubian
as Corrine
Paulinho da Costa
as African Musician
Oprah Winfrey
as Sofia
Dana Ivey
as Miss Millie
Arnold F. Turner
as Jook Joint Patron
Maria Howell
as Church Choir Soloist (uncredited)
Gayle King
as Church-goer (uncredited)
Margaret Avery
as Shug Avery
Jeris Poindexter
as Jook Joint Patron
Greg Phillinganes
as Jook Joint Musician
Leon Rippy
as Store Clerk
Danny Glover
as Albert
Laurence Fishburne
as Swain
Willard E. Pugh
as Harpo
Desreta Jackson
as Young Celie
Sonny Terry
as Jook Joint Musician
Clarence Avant
as African Musician
Whoopi Goldberg
as Celie
Akosua Busia
as Nettie
Adolph Caesar
as Old Mr.
Leonard Jackson
as Pa
Carl Anderson
as Reverend Samuel
Crew
Steven Spielberg
Producer, Director
Jon Peters
Executive Producer
Alice Walker
Novel
Kathleen Kennedy
Producer
Allen Daviau
Director of Photography
Peter Guber
Executive Producer
Dana Dru Evenson
Stunt Double
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Costume Design
Menno Meyjes
Screenplay
Frank Marshall
Producer
Tony Brubaker
Stunts
Randy Kerber
Orchestrator
Michael Kahn
Editor
Bo Welch
Art Direction
Lionel Richie
Lyricist
Quincy Jones
Producer, Original Music Composer, Lyricist, Songs
Fred Steiner
Orchestrator