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The Color Purple
Drama 1985 2 hr 33 min
Based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple is a richly-textured, powerful film set in America's rural south. Whoopi Goldberg, winner of the Best Actress Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination, makes a triumphant screen debut as the radiant, indomitable Celie, the story's central character. Her impressive portrayal is complimented by a distinguished cast that includes Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong and Akosua Busia.
Drama 1985 2 hr 33 min
PG-13
Starring Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery
Director Steven Spielberg

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The Color Purple
  • DRAMA
Based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple is a richly-textured, powerful film set in America's rural south. Whoopi Goldberg, winner of the Best Actress Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination, makes a triumphant screen debut as the radiant, indomitable Celie, the story's central character. Her impressive portrayal is complimented by a distinguished cast that includes Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong and Akosua Busia.

Powerful tale of survival has wrenching scenes of abuse.

  • Average 7.6
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  • Fresh 92
  • Rotten 34

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Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
1985
Run Time
2 hr 33 min
Rated
PG-13
Region of Origin
United States

© 1985 A Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Original Audio
English
Audio
English (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (France) (AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)
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English (CC), and 34 more...

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.

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