Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1985-12-18) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 11 Oscars. 14 wins & 25 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $98,467,863 |
| Screen: | Menno Meyjes, Alice Walker |
| Productions: | Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, Guber/Peters Company |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Português, Español |
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Casts
- 2047: Danny Glover - Albert
- 2395: Whoopi Goldberg - Celie
- 13307: Margaret Avery - Shug Avery
- 13309: Oprah Winfrey - Sofia
- 13310: Willard E. Pugh - Harpo
- 13308: Akosua Busia - Nettie
- 13311: Desreta Jackson - Young Celie
Crews
- 488: Steven Spielberg - Producer - Production
- 493: Michael Kahn - Editor - Editing
- 8428: Aggie Guerard Rodgers - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 3805: Jon Peters - Executive Producer - Production
- 5133: Bo Welch - Art Direction - Art
- 13300: Alice Walker - Novel - Writing
- 736: Menno Meyjes - Screenplay - Writing
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Well, this is one of those movies that hinges on a singular performance. In this case it's Danny Glover who is absolutely amazing in his role, probably the best performance of his career, and one of the best that came out of the 80s. But Goldberg and Oprah really stink. I don't kn ....
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