The Color Purple
Steven Spielberg's magnum opus, with Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover in an adaptation of Alice Walker's seminal book. A richly-textured, decades-spanning story of Celie, an uneducated woman living in the rural American south. Nominated for 11 Oscars including Best Supporting Actress for Oprah Winfrey in her first movie role.
Year: 1985
Genre: Drama, Based on..., Best of the 1980s, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die), Racial Intolerance, Feminist Tendencies
Country: USA
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Adolph Caesar, Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery
Duration: 148 Minutes
Rating: PG - Adult themes.
7.8/10
Location in store: Drama
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