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Purlie( 1981)

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Overview

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.

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      Robert Guillaume

      Purlie

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      Melba Moore

      Lutiebelle

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      Sherman Hemsley

      Gitlow

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      Linda Hopkins

      Sister Hopkins

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      Rhetta Hughes

      Missy

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      Brandon Maggart

      Ol' Cap'n

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      Don Scardino

      Charlie

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      Clarice Taylor

      Idella

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      Loretta Abbott

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      Brenda Braxton

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      P.L. Brown

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      Olivia Detante

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      Suzzanne Douglas

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      Cisco Drayton

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      Tanya Gibson

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      Michael Goring

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      Milt Grayson

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      Lawrence Hamilton

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      Clinton King Keen

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      Mildred Lane

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      Judy Leak

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      Eugene Little

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      Pauletta Washington

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      Lou Ann Pickett

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      Herbert Rawlings

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      Renee Rose

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      Ted Ross

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      Otis Sallid

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      Henry Shaw

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      Valerie Smith

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      Jeffery V. Thompson

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      Denessa Tobin

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      David Weatherspoon

      Ensemble

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • filmed theater