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Purlie (1981)

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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.

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Cast

  • Robert Guillaume Robert Guillaume Purlie
  • Melba Moore Melba Moore Lutiebelle
  • Sherman Hemsley Sherman Hemsley Gitlow
  • Linda Hopkins Linda Hopkins Sister Hopkins
  • Rhetta Hughes Rhetta Hughes Missy
  • Brandon Maggart Brandon Maggart Ol' Cap'n
  • Don Scardino Don Scardino Charlie
  • Clarice Taylor Clarice Taylor Idella
  • Loretta Abbott Ensemble
  • Brenda Braxton Ensemble
  • P.L. Brown P.L. Brown Ensemble
  • Olivia Detante Ensemble
  • Suzzanne Douglas Suzzanne Douglas Ensemble
  • Cisco Drayton Ensemble
  • Tanya Gibson Ensemble
  • Michael Goring Ensemble
  • Milt Grayson Ensemble
  • Lawrence Hamilton Ensemble

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