THE COLOR PURPLE (WIDESCREEN)

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• Release Year: 1985
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Steven Spielberg, gifted creator of Jaws, the Indiana Jones™ sagas, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial™ and other mega-hits, turned The Color Purple into one of his most remarkable successes – a film that won the National Board of Review's Best Picture award, appeared on 10-Best lists everywhere, garnered 11 Academy Award® nominations and earned Spielberg the Best Director citation from the Directors Guild of America.; ; Based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple is the richly-textured, decades-spanning story of Celie, an uneducated woman living in the rural American south. Forced to marry a brutal man she calls 'Mr.,' Celie turns inward and shares her grief only with God. But she is transformed by the friendship of two remarkable women, acquiring self-worth...and the strength to forgive.; ; Winner of the Best Actress Golden Globe Award and an Oscar® nomination, Whoopi Goldberg makes a triumphant screen debut as the radiant, indomitable Celie. Her impressive portrayal is complemented by a memorable cast that includes Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong and Akosua Busia. An exquisitely crafted, landmark film, The Color Purple will be treasured and talked about for years to come.
• Cast: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Willard E. Pugh, Akosua Busia, Desreta Jackson, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong, Dana Ivey, Leonard Jackson, Howard Starr, Phillip Strong, Laurence Fishburne, Peto Kinsaka, Lelo Masamba, Margaret Freeman, John R. Hart, David Thomas, Carrie Murray, Juliet Poe, Katie Simon, James Tillis, Ethel Taylor, Marcus Liles, April Myres, Maurice Moore, Lechanda Latharp, Leon Rippy, Drew Bundini Brown, Jeris Poindexter, Hawthorne James, Sonny Terry, Greg Phillinganes, Roy Gaines, Marcus Covington, Susan Beaubian, Carl Anderson, John Patton Jr., Daphaine Oliver, Pete Munzhi, Aniijia Rae Schockley, Clarence Avant, Bayo Martin, Ndugu Chancler, Jeffrey Kwashi, Arnold F. Turner, Donna Buie, Lillian Njoki Distefano, Jadili Johnson, Bennet Guillory, Paulinho Da Costa, Nana Yaw Asiedu, Steven Spielberg, Menno Meyjes, Alice Walker, Quincy Jones, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Allen Daviau, Michael Kahn, Bo Welch
• Director: Steven Spielberg
• Runtime: 2:34
• Company: Warner Bros., Amblin Entertainment, Guber-Peters Company, Warner Home Video
• Media Format: Movie