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Purlie

Overview

Based on Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious (which was later translated into the 1963 film Gone Are the Days! and which included all of the original Broadway cast, including Ruby Dee, Alan Alda, Beah Richards, and Godfrey Cambridge), Purlie is a musical with a book by Ossie Davis, Philip Rose, and Peter Udell, lyrics by Udell, and music by Gary Geld. It won two Tony Awards and was also nominated for Best Musical. This 1981 television adaptation is directed by Rudi Goldman and stars Broadway cast members Guillaume, Moore, Hemsley, and Hopkins, with Brandon Maggart as Cotchipee, Clarice Taylor as Idilla, and Don Scardino as Charlie. The production won a CableACE Award.

RATING

7.00

DIRECTOR

Rudi Goldman

COUNTRIE

United States of America

RELEASE DATE

1981

TIME

2h 22m

GENRES

Drama

Music

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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

Loretta Abbott

Ensemble

Brenda Braxton‌

Brenda Braxton

Ensemble

P.L. Brown‌

P.L. Brown

Ensemble

Olivia Detante‌

Olivia Detante

Ensemble

Suzzanne Douglas‌

Suzzanne Douglas

Ensemble

Cisco Drayton‌

Cisco Drayton

Ensemble

Tanya Gibson‌

Tanya Gibson

Ensemble

Michael Goring‌

Michael Goring

Ensemble

Milt Grayson‌

Milt Grayson

Ensemble

Lawrence Hamilton‌

Lawrence Hamilton

Ensemble

Clinton King Keen‌

Clinton King Keen

Ensemble

Mildred Lane‌

Mildred Lane

Ensemble

Judy Leak‌

Judy Leak

Ensemble

Eugene Little‌

Eugene Little

Ensemble

Pauletta Washington‌

Pauletta Washington

Ensemble

Lou Ann Pickett‌

Lou Ann Pickett

Ensemble

Herbert Rawlings‌

Herbert Rawlings

Ensemble

Renee Rose‌

Renee Rose

Ensemble

Ted Ross‌

Ted Ross

Ensemble

Otis Sallid‌

Otis Sallid

Ensemble

Henry Shaw‌

Henry Shaw

Ensemble

Valerie Smith‌

Valerie Smith

Ensemble

Jeffery V. Thompson‌

Jeffery V. Thompson

Ensemble

Denessa Tobin‌

Denessa Tobin

Ensemble

David Weatherspoon‌

David Weatherspoon

Ensemble

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