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The Color Purple
Director:
Steven Spielberg
(Dir)
Release Date:
1985
Premiere Information:
Los Angeles and New York openings: 18 Dec 1985
Duration (in mins):
152
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Cast:
Whoopi Goldberg
(Celie)
Danny Glover
(Albert)
Adolph Caesar
(Old Mr.)
Margaret Avery
(Shug Avery)
Rae Dawn Chong
(Squeak)
Oprah Winfrey
(Sofia)
Production Company:
Warner Bros., Inc.
(Warner Communications, Inc.)
Distribution Company:
Warner Bros., Inc.
(Warner Communications, Inc.)
Director:
Steven Spielberg
(Dir)
Producer:
Steven Spielberg
(Prod)
Kathleen Kennedy
(Prod)
Frank Marshall
(Prod)
Quincy Jones
(Prod)
Writer:
Menno Meyjes
(Scr)
Photography:
Allen Daviau
(Dir of photog)
Art Direction:
J. Michael Riva
(Prod des)
Film Editor:
Michael Kahn
(Film ed)
Music:
Quincy Jones
(Mus)
MPAA Rating:
PG-13
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Music:
Songs:
Source Text:
Based on the novel
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker (New York, 1982).
Authors:
Alice Walker
Copyright Claimant
Copyright Date
Copyright Number
Warner Brothers, Inc.
20/3/1986
dd/mm/yyyy
PA290480
Physical Properties:
Sd:
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Genre:
Drama
Bibliographic Sources:
Date
Page
Hollywood Reporter
17 Dec 1985
p. 3, 16.
Los Angeles Times
18 Dec 1985
p. 1, 4.
New York Times
18 Dec 1985
p. 18.
Variety
18 Dec 1985
p. 16.
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