Year: 1985
Running time: 2h 34m
Rated: PG-13
Genre: Drama
US release: 1985
IMDb

The Color Purple

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

1986 Academy Awards® Best Picture Nominee. A black woman faces hardship and triumph in the early 20th-century American South.

Cast

Danny GloverAlbert

Whoopi GoldbergCelie

Margaret AveryShug Avery

Oprah WinfreySofia

Willard E. PughHarpo

Akosua BusiaNettie

Desreta JacksonYoung Celie

Adolph CaesarOld Mr.

Rae Dawn ChongSqueak

Dana IveyMiss Millie

Crew

Steven SpielbergDirector

Menno MeyjesScreenplay

Allen DaviauDirector of Photography

Michael KahnEditor

Quincy JonesComposer

Studios: Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, The Guber-Peters Company, Quincy Jones Productions

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