Purlie

TMDb6.5

Summary

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.

Director:

Rudi Goldman

Writers:

Peter Udell,Ossie Davis,Philip Rose

Producer:

Robert R. Thiel

Stars:

Robert Guillaume,Melba Moore,Sherman Hemsley