The Color Purple
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Based on the novel by Alice Walker.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
Special features: Disc 1: Cast & crew; Awards: Teaser trailers; Theatrical trailer. Disc 2: Conversations with ancestors: The color purple from book to screen; A collaboration of spirits: casting and acting The color purple; Cultivating a classic: the making of The color purple; The color purple: the musical; Gallery: behind the scenes; Gallery: the cast.
Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Oprah Winfrey, Akosua Busia, Willard Pugh, Whoopi Goldberg, Desreta Jackson, Dana Ivey, Larry Fishburne, Carl Anderson, John Patton, Jr.
Set in the early 1900s, tells the story of Celie, a poor black Southern woman, whose friendship with two women helps her overcome the brutality of her father and husband.
DVD, Widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1; NTSC, Region 1; Dual layer; anamorphic widescreen.
Contents: Color purple.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Niceeer submitted by smr on July 8, 2020, 11:14am My favorite color
POWERFUL submitted by czadams on July 12, 2023, 11:28pm A powerful and heart wrenching story! Be prepared to cry.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
In English or French with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2011]
Year Published: 2011
Description: 2 videodiscs (153 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0780663284
9780780663282
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Spielberg, Steven, 1946-
Peters, Jon,
Guber, Peter,
Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954-
Marshall, Frank,
Jones, Quincy, 1933-
Meyjes, Menno,
Glover, Danny,
Caesar, Adolph, 1933-1986,
Avery, Margaret,
Chong, Rae Dawn,
Winfrey, Oprah,
Busia, Akosua,
Pugh, Willard,
Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-
Jackson, Desreta,
Ivey, Dana,
Fishburne, Laurence, 1961-
Anderson, Carl, 1945-2004,
Patton, John, 1930-2005,
Rodgers, Aggie Guerard,
Kahn, Michael, 1935-
Riva, J. Michael,
Daviau, Allen,
Walker, Alice, 1944-
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ),
Amblin Entertainment (Firm),
Guber-Peters Company,
Warner Home Video (Firm),
SUBJECTS
Walker, Alice, -- 1944- -- Film adaptations.
Dysfunctional families -- Drama.
Sisters -- Drama.
African American women -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century -- Drama.
African American women -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Drama.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.