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The Color Purple
directed by Steven Spielberg
It's about life. It's about love. It's about us.
19852h 34m★ 7.7
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An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
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Danny Glover
Albert
Whoopi Goldberg
Celie
Margaret Avery
Shug Avery
Oprah Winfrey
Sofia
Willard E. Pugh
Harpo
Akosua Busia
Nettie
Desreta Jackson
Young Celie
Adolph Caesar
Old Mr.
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Director
Steven Spielberg
Language
EN
Budget
$15M
Box Office
$146M
based on a book
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The Color Purpleby Alice Walker (1982)
Spielberg's adaptation was controversial with Walker — but introduced a generation to her Pulitzer-winning epistolary novel
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