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The Color Purple

It's about life. It's about love. It's about us.

Film19852h 34mReleased

DramaHistory
Not rated

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Director
Steven Spielberg
Language
English
Released
1985-12-18
Runtime
2h 34m

Community score

7.72,005 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

7.6

The story

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.

Cast

  • Danny Glover
    Danny GloverAlbert
  • Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi GoldbergCelie
  • Margaret Avery
    Margaret AveryShug Avery
  • Oprah Winfrey
    Oprah WinfreySofia
  • Willard E. Pugh
    Willard E. PughHarpo
  • Akosua Busia
    Akosua BusiaNettie
  • Desreta Jackson
    Desreta JacksonYoung Celie
  • Adolph Caesar
    Adolph CaesarOld Mr.
  • Rae Dawn Chong
    Rae Dawn ChongSqueak
  • Dana Ivey
    Dana IveyMiss Millie