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The Color Purple

1985, Movie, PG-13, 152 mins

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The Color Purple: Review

COLOR PURPLE, THE
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Steven Spielberg took a lot of flack for this adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about black women in the turn-of-the-century South. He may not have been the ideal director for such difficult material, but the fact remains that he brought it to the big screen when few others were willing to try. The film also introduced Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey as serious actors, and they're both excellent. Read the complete review for The Color Purple

The Color Purple: Cast & Details

Year: 1985
Rated PG-13
User Rating: (27 ratings)
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Cast
 Danny Glover: Albert
Whoopi Goldberg: Celie
Margaret Avery: Shug Avery
Oprah Winfrey: Sofia
Willard Pugh: Harpo
Akosua Busia: Nettie

 

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The Color Purple: TV Guide News

  • COLOR RUNS | Today's News: Our Take | 3/6/2006
    The Broadway musical The Color Purple — I thought the full title was "Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple, Presented by Oprah Winfrey." Did I imagine that? — will begin a national tour in April 2007, starting with a six-month engagement in (all together now in an Oprah-like yell) Chi-ca-gooooooooo! read more
  • One Life to Live has cast Brandon... | Soaps News | 3/1/2006
    One Life to Live has cast Brandon Victor Dixon as Daryl, Dorian Lord's (Robin Strasser) new assistant at Craze magazine. The actor, who first airs March 13, will be doing double duty as Harpo in Broadway's The Color Purple. Incidentally, Daytime Emmy nominee Renee Goldsberry (Evangeline) was part of that same production's original cast, in which she played Nettie. read more
  • Out of respect for her privacy,... | Soaps News | 1/4/2006
    Out of respect for her privacy, TVGuide.com has chosen to wait until after the holidays to report that One Life to Live's Renée Elise Goldsberry (Evangeline) suffered a miscarriage. Although she had cut short her run in Broadway's The Color Purple specifically because she was expecting, Goldsberry still left the production as planned. read more
  • "OPRAH, MEA CULPA" | Today's News: Our Take | 11/22/2005
    Oprah Winfrey has agreed to appear on David Letterman's late-night talker for the first time since he switched networks to CBS in 1993. Although the origin of the celebs' "feud" is unclear, Winfrey once told Time that she felt "completely uncomfortable" as the target of Letterman's barbs; not helping matters was the talk king's infamously awkward "Uma, Oprah" shtick at the 1995 Oscars. Oprah, out to tout her Broadway production of The Color Purple, will sit with Dave on Dec. 1. Oh, this can't be good: The other guest for that night is Deepak Chopra. read more

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