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Purlie
6.5(4)19812h 22m
Purlie is a musical based on Ossie Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious. In the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery. Purlie comes home as a preacher who will shake things up and bring freedom to his people. This 1981 television adaptation won a CableACE Award.
- Director
- Rudi Goldman
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Cast
Robert Guillaume
Purlie
Melba Moore
Lutiebelle
Sherman Hemsley
Gitlow
Linda Hopkins
Sister Hopkins
Rhetta Hughes
Missy
Brandon Maggart
Ol' Cap'n
Don Scardino
Charlie
Clarice Taylor
Idella
Loretta Abbott
Ensemble
Brenda Braxton
Ensemble
P.L. Brown
Ensemble
Olivia Detante
Ensemble
Suzzanne Douglas
Ensemble
Cisco Drayton
Ensemble
Tanya Gibson
Ensemble
Michael Goring
Ensemble
Milt Grayson
Ensemble
Lawrence Hamilton
Ensemble
Clinton King Keen
Ensemble
Mildred Lane
Ensemble
Judy Leak
Ensemble
Eugene Little
Ensemble
Pauletta Washington
Ensemble
Lou Ann Pickett
Ensemble
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Crew
Directing
- Philip RoseStage Director
- Rudi GoldmanDirector
Writing
- Ossie DavisMusical
- Peter UdellMusical
- Philip RoseMusical
- Gary GeldMusical
- Peter UdellLyricist
Production
- Bruno B. SaudinoAssociate Producer
- Lester LessukProduction Manager
- Linda ConsidineCasting
- Robert R. ThielProducer
Camera
- Les LiebowitzCamera Operator
- Jake OstroffCamera Operator
- Steve ZinnCamera Operator
- Manny GutierrezCamera Operator
- Bob CamittaCamera Operator
Editing
- John R. TierneyEditor
- Peter LiverisAssistant Editor
- Bill SeesselbergAssistant Editor
- Bob SoondAssistant Editor
- Michael RobinsonAssistant Editor
Sound
- Gary GeldMusic Supervisor
- Kirk NurockMusic Director
- Garry ShermanOrchestrator
- Luther HendersonOrchestrator
- Ray WrightOrchestrator
- Blake NortonSound
- Gary GeldSongs
Art
- James TiltonSet Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- Gail Cooper-HechtCostume Design
- Joe CranzanoMakeup Artist
- Teddy JenkinsHairstylist
Crew
- Al PerrymanChoreographer
- David StahlbergTitle Graphics
- Louis JohnsonChoreographer
Lighting
- Alan AdelmanLighting Director
- Randy NordstromLighting Director