STORY
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.
CAST & CREW
- Robert Guillaume
- Melba Moore
- Sherman Hemsley
- Linda Hopkins
- Rhetta Hughes
Cast
- Rudi Goldman
Director
INFORMATION
- CBS Productions
- Showtime Networks
Production Companies
- United States of America
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- English
